蚕丝被

蠶絲被
cánsībèi
noun

Measure Word

蚕丝被 chuáng

Meanings

  1. 1 silk-filled comforter
  2. 2 mulberry silk quilt

Examples

Gài cánsībèi tèbié tiēshēn, dōng nuǎn xià liáng.
Silk comforters drape very close to the body — warm in winter, cool in summer.
Tā jiéhūn shí niángjiā sòng le liǎng chuáng cánsībèi.
When she got married, her parents' family gave her two silk comforters.

Tips

culture
Filled with mulberry silk floss (), 蚕丝被 is a premium bedding gift in China — traditionally part of a bride's dowry. Major silk regions include Tongxiang in Zhejiang and Wujiang in Jiangsu.

Stroke Order

cán
bèi