织布

織布
zhībù
verb #36,482

Meanings

  1. 1 to weave cloth
  2. 2 weaving

Examples

Nǎinai niánqīng de shíhou huì zhībù.
Grandma knew how to weave cloth when she was young.
Zhège cūnzi hái bǎoliú zhe chuántǒng de zhībù jìyì.
This village still preserves traditional weaving techniques.

Tips

culture
织布 is rooted in the classical division of labor (nán gēng nǚ zhī, 'men plough, women weave') that defined the agrarian household for two millennia. The 织布机 (zhībùjī, loom) became a stock symbol of female virtue and industry in Chinese literature.

Stroke Order

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