缬 (xié) — knot (in tie-dyeing or silk); tie-dye technique
Definition
Specialized HSK 7 term: refers to a knot used in 扎缬 (zhāxié), the traditional Chinese tie-dye technique. Rare in everyday speech; you'll meet it mostly in art, textile, or cultural-history contexts.
noun
knot (in tie-dyeing or silk)tie-dye technique
Easily confused
- 鞋xiésound-alikeshoe
- 叶xiésound-alikeharmonize; be in harmony (literary, bound form)
- 邪xiésound-alikeevil, wicked, demonic
- 携xiésound-aliketo carry, to take along (formal/literary)
- 斜xiésound-alike(adjective) slanted, oblique, inclined, tilted
- 协xiésound-alike(bound form) to coordinate, to assist, to cooperate (used in compounds)
Examples
- 缬。Zhè kuài sī chóu cǎi yòng le zhā xié gōng yì.This piece of silk uses the tie-dye technique.
- 缬。Gǔ dài rén yòng zhā xié lái zhuāng shì yī wù.Ancient people used tie-dye to decorate clothing.
- 缬。Zhè ge zhā xié de jié dǎ dé fēi cháng jiē shi.This tie-dye knot is tied very firmly.
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