(fèng) — seam; crack; narrow slit

Definition

Read fèng: a noun for a seam, crack, or narrow slit — the physical gap itself. (As a verb, féng means 'to sew'.) 裂缝 emphasizes a crack that has opened in a surface; 缝 is the gap or seam in general.

verb
seamcracknarrow slit
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Zhè dào fèng hěn xì, jī hū kàn bú jiàn.
    This crack is very thin, almost invisible.
  • Tā bǎ zhǐ tiáo sāi jìn mén fèng lǐ.
    He stuffed the note into the crack of the door.
  • Yī fu de fèng kāi xiàn le, xū yào fèng yí xià.
    The seam of the clothes has come undone and needs to be sewn.

Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.