| 钢丝绳 | gāng sī shéng | hawser / steel rope |   |
| 爱丽丝 | Aì lì sī | Alice (name) | |
| 保险丝 | bǎo xiǎn sī | fuse wire / (electrical) fuse | |
| 铁丝网 | tiě sī wǎng | wire netting / CL:道[dao4] | |
| 螺丝刀 | luó sī dāo | screwdriver / CL:把[ba3] | |
| 土豆丝 | tǔ dòu sī | julienned potato | |
| 金丝猴 | jīn sī hóu | golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) | |
| 葫芦丝 | hú lú sī | hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument) | |
| 走钢丝 | zǒu gāng sī | to walk a tightrope (literally or figuratively) | |
| 金丝雀 | jīn sī què | canary | |
| 菟丝子 | tù sī zǐ | dodder (Cuscuta sinensis, a parasitic vine with seeds used in medicine) | |
| 碧昂丝 | Bì áng sī | Beyoncé / (1981-), American pop singer | |
| 人造丝 | rén zào sī | rayon | |
| 拉丝模 | lā sī mó | die (i.e. tool for cutting wire to a given diameter) | |
| 克丝钳 | | wire cutter | |
| 爱莉丝 | Aì lì sī | Iris (name) | |
| 安列丝 | ān liè sī | Andreth | |
| 刨丝器 | bào sī qì | grater / shredder | |
| 吃螺丝 | chī luó sī | (of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw) | |
| 刺钢丝 | cì gāng sī | barbed wire | |
| 刺丝胞 | cì sī bāo | cnidocyte / nettle cell of medusa or anemone | |
| 刺丝囊 | cì sī náng | nematocyst / capsule of nettle cells of medusa or anemone | |
| 钢丝锯 | gāng sī jù | jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade) | |
| 钢丝球 | gāng sī qiú | stainless steel scourer | |
| 哈丽丝 | hā lì sī | Haleth | |
| 哈瑞丝 | hā ruì sī | Hareth | |
| 金丝燕 | jīn sī yàn | Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup | |
| 蕾丝边 | lěi sī biān | lesbian (slang) (loanword) | |
| 冷丝丝 | lěng sī sī | a bit chilly | |
| 螺丝钉 | luó sī dīng | screw | |
| 螺丝粉 | luó sī fěn | gemelli (corkscrew shaped pasta) | |
| 螺丝帽 | luó sī mào | nut (female component of nut and bolt) | |
| 螺丝母 | luó sī mǔ | nut (female component of nut and bolt) | |
| 螺丝钻 | luó sī zuàn | auger / gimlet / screwdriver (cocktail) | |
| 喷丝头 | pēn sī tóu | spinneret / extrusion nozzle | |
| 切成丝 | qiē chéng sī | to grate / to shred (vegetable) | |
| 熔断丝 | róng duàn sī | fuse wire | |
| 生姜丝 | shēng jiāng sī | shredded ginger | |
| 十字丝 | shí zì sī | crosshairs | |
| 纹丝儿 | wén sī r | erhua variant of 紋絲|纹丝[wen2 si1] | |
| 咸丝丝 | xián sī sī | slightly salty | |
| 银丝卷 | yín sī juǎn | yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads folded over | |
| 银丝族 | yín sī zú | the older generation (respectful term) / old folk / silver-haired generation | |
| 竹丝鸡 | zhú sī jī | black-boned chicken / silky fowl / silkie / Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson / see also 烏骨雞|乌骨鸡[wu1 gu3 ji1] | |
| 一丝不挂 | yī sī bù guà | not wearing one thread (idiom) / absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit | |
| 一丝不苟 | yī sī bù gǒu | not one thread loose (idiom) / strictly according to the rules / meticulous / not one hair out of place | |
| 蛛丝马迹 | zhū sī mǎ jì | lit. spider's thread and horse track / tiny hints (of a secret) / traces / clue | |
| 一丝一毫 | yī sī yī háo | one thread, one hair (idiom) / a tiny bit / an iota | |
| 千丝万缕 | qiān sī wàn lu:3 | linked in countless ways | |
| 纹丝不动 | wén sī bù dòng | to not move a single jot (idiom) | |
| 鱼香肉丝 | yú xiāng ròu sī | pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang 魚香|鱼香[yu2 xiang1] | |
| 有丝分裂 | yǒu sī fēn liè | mitosis | |
| 严丝合缝 | yán sī hé fèng | (idiom) to fit together snugly / to dovetail perfectly | |
| 抽丝剥茧 | chōu sī bāo jiǎn | lit. to spin silk from cocoons / fig. to make a painstaking investigation (idiom) | |
| 克丝钳子 | kè sī qián zi | wire cutting pincers | |
| 螺丝起子 | luó sī qǐ zi | screwdriver | |
| 藕断丝连 | ǒu duàn sī lián | lit. lotus roots may break, but the fiber remains joined (idiom) / lovers part, but still long for one another | |
| 吐丝自缚 | tǔ sī zì fù | to spin a cocoon around oneself (idiom) / enmeshed in a trap of one's own devising / hoist with his own petard | |
| 红丝带奖 | | Red Ribbon Award | |
| 爱丽丝泉 | Aì lì sī Quán | Alice Springs, town in central Australia | |
| 常德丝弦 | Cháng dé sī xián | Changde sixian, theatrical folk music style with singing in Changde dialect accompanied by traditional string instruments | |
| 缠丝玛瑙 | chán sī mǎ nǎo | sardonyx (gemstone of brown-white striped chalcedony) | |
| 抽丝剥茧 | chōu sī - bō jiǎn | lit. to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom) / fig. to unravel a mystery / to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter | |
| 金额丝雀 | jīn é sī què | (bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus) | |
| 蕾丝花边 | lěi sī huā biān | lace border (loanword) | |
| 萝卜丝饼 | luó bo sī bǐng | shredded daikon pie | |
| 蟠尾丝虫 | pán wěi sī chóng | Onchocerca volvulus, the filarial parasite worm causing "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans | |
| 诗格洛丝 | shī gé luò sī | Sigur | |
| 铁杆粉丝 | tiě gǎn fěn sī | die-hard fan | |
| 微丝血管 | wēi sī xuè guǎn | capillary blood vessels | |
| 无丝分裂 | wú sī fēn liè | amitosis | |
| 咸丝丝儿 | xián sī sī r | erhua variant of 鹹絲絲|咸丝丝[xian2 si1 si1] | |
| 治丝益棼 | zhì sī yì fén | lit. try to straighten out silk threads only to tangle them further (idiom) / fig. to try to help but end up making things worse | |
| 罗阿丝虫病 | | loiasis | |
| 有刺铁丝圈 | | barbed wire roll | |
| 旋盘尾丝虫 | | Onchocerca volvulus | |
| 捆绑用钢丝 | | binding wire | |
| 白丝带运动 | bái sī dài yùn dòng | White Ribbon Campaign | |
| 刺丝胞动物 | cì sī bāo dòng wù | Cnidaria (animal phylum including jellyfish and sessile polyps) | |
| 刀片铁丝网 | dāo piàn tiě sī wǎng | razor wire | |
| 短嘴金丝燕 | duǎn zuǐ jīn sī yàn | (bird species of China) Himalayan swiftlet (Aerodramus brevirostris) | |
| 干煸土豆丝 | gān biān tǔ dòu sī | dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish) | |
| 戈氏金丝燕 | Gē shì jīn sī yàn | (bird species of China) Germain's swiftlet (Aerodramus germani) | |
| 克里丝蒂娃 | Kè lǐ sī dì wá | Kristeva (psychoanalyst) | |
| 木薯礤丝机 | mù shǔ cǎ sī jī | cassava grater | |
| 蟠尾丝虫症 | pán wěi sī chóng zhèng | "river blindness" or onchocerciasis, the second most common cause of blindness in humans, caused by the filarial parasite worm Onchocerca volvulus | |
| 酸辣土豆丝 | suān là tǔ dòu sī | hot and sour shredded potato | |
| 有刺铁丝网 | yǒu cì tiě sī wǎng | barbed wire | |
| 越南金丝猴 | yuè nán jīn sī hóu | Tonkin | |
| 贝娅特丽克丝 | Bèi yà tè lí kè sī | Beatrix (name) | |
| 贝娅特丽克丝 | Bèi yà tè lì kè sī | Beatrix (name) | |
| 经丝彩色显花 | jīng sī cǎi sè xiǎn huā | warp brocade / woven fabric with single woof but colored warp | |
| 蛇腹形铁丝网 | shé fù xíng tiě sī wǎng | concertina wire | |
| 爆炸桥丝式雷管 | | exploding bridge wire detonator / EBW detonator | |
| 用无杆钩丝钓鱼 | | handlining | |
| 破坏铁丝网坦克 | pò huài tiě sī wǎng tǎn kè | wire-cutting tank | |
| 有刺铁丝网天幕 | yǒu cì tiě sī wǎng tiān mù | barbed wire apron | |
| 爱丽丝漫游奇境记 | Aì lì sī Màn yóu Qí jìng Jì | Alice in Wonderland | |
| 永不生锈的螺丝钉 | yǒng bù shēng xiù de luó sī dīng | a "screw that never rusts" &mdash / sb who selflessly and wholeheartedly serves the Communist Party, like Lei Feng 雷鋒|雷锋[Lei2 Feng1], to whom the metaphor is attributed | |
| 艾格尼丝·史沫特莱 | | Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side | |
| 亚洲国际丝绸博览会 | | Asian International Silk Fair | |
| 艾格尼丝・史沫特莱 | Aì gé ní sī · Shǐ mò tè lái | Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side | |
| 艾格尼丝·史沫特莱 | Aì gé ní sī · Shǐ mò tè lái | Agnes Smedley (1892-1950), US journalist who reported on China, esp. the communist side | |
| 喀布尔丝绸之路倡议 | kā bù ěr sī chóu zhī lù chàng yì | Kabul Silk Road initiative | |
| 盘尾丝虫病防治方案 | pán yǐ sī chóng bìng fáng zhì fāng àn | Onchocerciasis Control Programme | |
| 恢复丝绸之路国际会议 | | International Conference on the Restoration of the Historic Silk Route | |
| 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 | bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī | sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom) / expect to convalesce slowly | |
| 单丝不成线，独木不成林 | dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín | (idiom) one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest | |
| 西欧缆绳和网丝工业联合会 | | Federation of Western European Rope and Twine Industries | |
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