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袖

xiù

sleeve; put something in sleeve

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Strokes
10
Radical
衣
HSK
6
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 卷起你的袖子。

    Juǎn qǐ nǐ de xiù zi

    Roll up your sleeves.

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  • 长袖比较适合冷的天气。

    Cháng xiù bǐ jiào shì hé lěng de tiān qì

    Long-sleeved shirts are good for cold weather.

  • 他们把他奉为领袖。

    Tā men bǎ tā fèng wéi lǐng xiù

    They looked up to him as their leader.

  • 你要是不答应的话,我就袖手旁观。

    Nǐ yào shi bù dā ying de huà wǒ jiù xiù shǒu páng guān

    If you don't make the promise, then I'll just stand by and watch.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 袖

  • 领袖lǐng xiù 3–4 leader
  • 袖珍xiù zhēn 4–1 pocket-sized; pocket (book etc)
  • 袖手旁观xiù shǒu páng guān 4–3–2–1to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger