抽丝 (chōu sī) — to reel silk from cocoons; (figurative) to do things slowly and methodically

Definizione

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

Esempi

  • 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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