薄绸

薄綢

báochóu

noun

Meanings

1 light silk
2 silk chiffon
3 thin silk fabric

Characters

Examples

她穿了一件薄绸连衣裙。

Tā chuān le yī jiàn báochóu liányīqún.

She wore a light silk dress.

窗帘是用薄绸做的，风一吹就飘起来。

Chuānglián shì yòng báochóu zuò de, fēng yī chuī jiù piāo qǐlái.

The curtains are made of light silk and flutter with every breeze.

Tips

mistakes

Note the reading 薄 = báo here (thin, of physical objects), not bó. Compare 薄情 bóqíng 'fickle' where the abstract sense takes the literary reading.

Stroke Order

薄 báo

绸 chóu