刺绣 (cì xiù) — to embroider; embroidery

Definition

Examples

• 她正在用彩线刺绣一朵牡丹花。
  Tā zhèng zài yòng cǎi xiàn cì xiù yì duǒ mǔ dān huā.
  She is embroidering a peony flower with colored threads.
• 这件衣服上的刺绣是手工做的。
  Zhè jiàn yī fu shàng de cì xiù shì shǒu gōng zuò de.
  The embroidery on this piece of clothing is handmade.
• 参观博物馆时，我们看到了一件唐代的刺绣。
  Cān guān bó wù guǎn shí, wǒ men kàn dào le yí jiàn táng dài de cì xiù.
  When visiting the museum, we saw a Tang Dynasty embroidery.