刺绣 cìxiù to embroider
to embroider; embroidery
How to remember 刺绣: 刺 to stab + 绣 to embroider = to embroider.
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How it is used
- Embroidery, both the craft and the act - 苏州刺绣很有名 (Sūzhōu cìxiù hěn yǒumíng) Suzhou embroidery is famous.
- Often a noun for the art form/product; as a verb, 在布上刺绣 embroider on cloth.
- Cultural-craft register, appears in discussions of traditional art and handicraft.