丝绦 (sītāo) · silk braid; silk cord

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一条丝绦 tiáo

HSK 5

她腰间系着一条红色的丝绦。

Tā yāojiān jì zhe yì tiáo hóngsè de sītāo.

She wears a red silk sash around her waist.

HSK 7-9

春风吹过，湖边的柳枝像绿色的丝绦一样轻轻摆动。

Chūnfēng chuīguò, húbiān de liǔ zhī xiàng lǜsè de sītāo yíyàng qīngqīng bǎidòng.

In the spring breeze, the willow twigs by the lake sway gently like green silk cords.

culture

贺知章's 《咏柳》, a poem every Chinese schoolchild learns, pictures spring willows as 万条垂下绿丝绦: "ten thousand twigs hang down, cords of green silk".

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