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毛线衣

máo xiàn yīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sweater / woolen knitwear / wool
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f9ba513e46c18ae7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

毛線衣 毛线衣 [mao2 xian4 yi1] /sweater/woolen knitwear/wool/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 毛線衣

  • 毛
    máo

    hair / feather / down / wool / mildew / mold / coarse or semifinished / young / raw / careless / unthinking / nervous / scared / (of currency) to devalue or depreciate / classifier for Chinese fractional monetary unit ( = 角[jiǎo] , = one-tenth of a yuan or 10 fen 分[fēn])

    Máo

    surname Mao

  • 线
    xiàn

    thread / string / wire / line / CL:條|条[tiáo],股[gǔ],根[gēn] / (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)

  • 衣
    yī

    clothes / CL:件[jiàn] / Kangxi radical 145

    yì

    to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.