锁边机

鎖邊機

suǒbiānjī

noun

Measure Word

一台锁边机 tái

Meanings

1 overlock sewing machine
2 serger

Characters

Examples

服装厂用锁边机给衣服收边。

Fúzhuāng chǎng yòng suǒbiānjī gěi yīfu shōubiān.

Garment factories use sergers to finish the edges of clothes.

家用锁边机比工业的小很多。

Jiāyòng suǒbiānjī bǐ gōngyè de xiǎo hěn duō.

Household sergers are much smaller than industrial ones.

Tips

usage

Different from a regular 缝纫机 (féngrènjī, sewing machine): a 锁边机 trims and overlock-stitches fabric edges in one pass, preventing fraying. Most home seamstresses own both.

Stroke Order

锁 suǒ

边 biān

机 jī