缝纫机

縫紉機

féngrènjī

noun #28,791

Measure Word

一台缝纫机 tái

Meanings

1 sewing machine

Characters

to thread a needle; to stitch

machine; mechanism

Examples

她用缝纫机给孩子做了一件新衣服。

Tā yòng féngrènjī gěi háizi zuò le yī jiàn xīnyī fu.

She used the sewing machine to make a new outfit for the child.

这台老式缝纫机是外婆留下来的。

Zhè tái lǎoshì féngrènjī shì wàipó liúxiàlái de.

This old-fashioned sewing machine was left behind by grandma.

Tips

memory

缝 (to sew) + 纫 (to thread a needle) + 机 (machine). The two characters 缝纫 together mean 'sewing and stitching', making 缝纫机 a transparent compound: the sewing machine.

Stroke Order

缝 féng

纫 rèn

机 jī