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Hanzi

繩 / 绳

Traditional
繩
Simplified
绳

rope/CL:根[gen1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

shéng, yìng, mǐn, shèng

Bopomofo

ㄕㄥˊ, ㄧㄥˋ, ㄇㄧㄣˇ, ㄕㄥˋ

Jyutping

sing4

Example sentences

繩子 / 绳子 shéngzi
貨車上路前，應把貨物用繩子捆綁固定好。
货车上路前，应把货物用绳子捆绑固定好。

The cargo on the truck should be tied and fixed with ropes before it starts its journey.

米 mǐ
這條繩子有五米長。
这条绳子有五米长。

This rope is five meters long.

繩索 / 绳索 shéngsuǒ
救生員用繩索把人拉回岸邊。
救生员用绳索把人拉回岸边。

The lifeguard used a rope to pull the person back to shore.

割斷 / 割断 gēduàn
登山者用刀割斷繩索，讓受困者先脫身。
登山者用刀割断绳索，让受困者先脱身。

The climber used a knife to sever the rope so that the trapped person could escape first.

繩 / 绳 shéng
搬家時，他用繩把箱子綁好。
搬家时，他用绳把箱子绑好。

When moving house, he tied the box securely with a rope.

Example Vocabulary

繩子

sheng2'zi

rope; string; cord

繩索

sheng2'suo3

rope; cord; rope line

吊繩

沖繩

沖繩縣

准繩

細繩

沖繩島

牽繩

繩

sheng2

rope; cord

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