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HSK
not one thread loose (idiom); strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place
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silk / thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips / classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc
HSK 7-9
the slightest amount or degree / a bit
HSK 7-9
one thread, one hair (idiom); a tiny bit / an iota
ribbon
drizzle / fine rain
stockings / pantyhose
serine (Ser), an amino acid
stainless steel scourer
(idiom) to fit together snugly; to dovetail perfectly
luffa; loofah; sponge gourd
Beyoncé (1981-), American pop singer
drizzle / fine rain
velvet
the Silk Road
silk fabric
(of food, skin, hair etc) silky; smooth / (fig.) smooth; effortless; seamless
silk gland
wire netting / CL:
traditional Chinese musical instruments / music
the Silk Road / abbr. for 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
die-hard fan
headscarf / kerchief / silk neckband
bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; cellophane noodles / fan; enthusiast for sb or sth (loanword from "fans")
HSK 7-9
silk screen / screen (printing)
linked in countless ways
Alice in Wonderland
(slang) (loanword) lesbian
woven silk fabric
silk / pure silk
raw silk
silk (cloth)
HSK 7-9
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) / fig. to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
feet and legs in silk stockings (especially in the massage context)
combination pliers; lineman's pliers
silk thread
mitosis
thread-like
Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup
lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom); lovers part, but still long for one another
rayon
to not move a single jot (idiom)
steel wire / tightrope
julienned potato
lace border (loanword)
hair (on the head)
silk floss / down
silk thread (for sewing); silk yarn (for weaving)
item made from woven silk or rayon
crosshairs
iron wire / CL: / subway enthusiast (abbr. for 地鐵粉絲|地铁粉丝) / railway enthusiast (abbr. for 鐵路粉絲|铁路粉丝)
loser (Internet slang)
to grate (cheese, carrots etc); to shred
silk (specifically, mulberry silk)
welding wire
cypress
golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
silk waistband
hot and sour shredded potato
filament (in a lightbulb)
wisps of blood / visible veins / (of eyes) bloodshot
mousse (loanword)
(bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani)
lit. string and wind instruments (idiom) / fig. traditional Chinese ensemble music
fine drizzle
(bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)
shredded ginger
lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue
filament
copper wire
pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香
grater / shredder
lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom) / fig. traditional Chinese music instruments
wire drawing / candied floss (cooking) / spun sugar or toffee (coating)
tiny bit / a jot / whisker
the ancient Silk Road / see also 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
nut (female component of nut and bolt)
yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads folded over
(of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw)
(of spiders, caterpillars, silkworms etc) to extrude silk
Alice (name)
shredded coconut
kesi or k’o-ssu, Chinese silk tapestry woven in a pictorial design
(lit. and fig.) to walk a tightrope
dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine)
canary
hair mousse (loanword)
microfilament
tussah silk
lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom) / fig. to try to help but end up making things worse
screw
hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
barbed wire
die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter)
black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson / see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡
to spin synthetic fiber / to spin silk / spinning / filature
to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom); enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard
dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)
fuse wire / (electrical) fuse

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