Chinese word

纺织

Pronunciation

Pinyinfǎng zhī

Meaning

  • verbspin and weave

Example

这家工厂主要纺织棉布。zhè jiā gōng chǎng zhǔ yào fǎng zhī mián bù

This factory mainly spins and weaves cotton cloth.

Illustration for 纺织 (spin and weave)

More examples

许多农村家庭仍然以手工纺织维持生计。xǔ duō nóng cūn jiā tíng réng rán yǐ shǒu gōng fǎng zhī wéi chí shēng jì

Many rural households still make a living by hand-weaving.

Core concept

A connected production chain turns loose fibers into cloth, from making thread to interlacing it into fabric, and can also name the businesses in that chain.

Common phrases

  • 手工纺织布料shǒu gōng fǎng zhī bù liào

    hand-weave cloth

  • 纺织丝绸fǎng zhī sī chóu

    weave silk

  • 纺织服装fǎng zhī fú zhuāng

    weave clothing

Similar words

织zhī: To make fabric by crossing threads over and under each other.
纺fǎng: To turn loose fibers into thread.
编织biān zhī: To make fabric or patterns by knitting, braiding, or interlacing threads.
缝纫féng rèn: To join pieces of cloth with a needle and thread to make clothing or other items.

Definition in Chinese

泛指从纺纱到织布的整个制布过程，也可指从事该过程的企业或行业。fàn zhǐ cóng fǎng shā dào zhī bù de zhěng gè zhì bù guò chéng yě kě zhǐ cóng shì gāi guò chéng de qǐ yè huò háng yè

Word origin

纺织 (fǎngzhī, "spin and weave") is built from 纺 (fǎng, "spin") + 织 (zhī, "weave"), making the compound's two linked stages easy to see.

Usage tips

  • Although 纺织 (fǎngzhī, "spin and weave") is a verb, business and industry contexts can use it as the name of a whole sector, not just an action.

Other meanings

  • textilenoun

Related words

  • 纺织业fǎng zhī yètextile industrynoun
  • 纺织品fǎng zhī pǐntextile goodsnoun
  • 纺织厂fǎng zhī chǎngtextile factorynoun

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