抽丝 (chōu sī) — to reel silk from cocoons; (figurative) to do things slowly and methodically
Definition
Literal sense: to draw (reel) silk thread from a cocoon. Figuratively, it means doing something very slowly and carefully, thread by thread.
verb
to reel silk from cocoons(figurative) to do things slowly and methodically
Examples
- 抽丝。chōu sī Shì zhì zuò sī chóu de dì yī bù.Reeling silk is the first step in making silk.
- 。Gōng rén cóng cán jiǎn shàng chōu le sī.The worker reeled silk from the cocoon.
- 抽丝。Tā zuò shì xiàng chōu sī yí yàng màn.He does things as slowly as reeling silk.
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