"Embroidery" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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绣 xiù to embroider / embroidery
刺绣 cì xiù to embroider / embroidery
黹 zhǐ embroidery
刺绣品 cì xiù pǐn embroidery
绣花 xiù huā to embroider / to do embroidery
空手 kōng shǒu empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道[kong1 shou3 dao4]) karate
金针 jīn zhēn needle used in embroidery or sewing / acupuncture needle / orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
镶边 xiāng biān edge / border / to edge (with lace, embroidery etc)
团花 tuán huā rounded embroidery design
湘绣 Xiāng xiù Hunan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
绷 bēng to draw tight / to stretch taut / to tack (with thread or pin) / embroidery hoop / woven bed mat
黻 fú (archaic) embroidery using black and blue thread
绷子 bēng zi embroidery frame / hoop / tambour
绦子 tāo zi silk ribbon or braid / lace or embroidery used for hemming
刺绣中心  Embroidery Centre
粤绣 Yuè xiù Guangdong embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
苏绣 Sū xiù Suzhou embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4], 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4] and 蜀繡|蜀绣[Shu3 xiu4])
蜀绣 Shǔ xiù Sichuan embroidery, one of the four major traditional styles of Chinese embroidery (the other three being 蘇繡|苏绣[Su1 xiu4], 湘繡|湘绣[Xiang1 xiu4] and 粵繡|粤绣[Yue4 xiu4])
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