缕
lǚ
Meaning
- classifier for wisps (of smoke, mist or vapor), strands, locks (of hair)
- strand
Definition
线，细丝；量词，用于细长或缕状的东西。
Thread, fine strand; classifier for long, thin, or wispy things.
Usage
常作为量词使用，修饰如烟、云、光、头发等细长状物体。也可表示连续不断的状态。
Often used as a classifier for long, thin objects like smoke, clouds, light, hair, etc. It can also indicate a continuous state.
Examples
- 1 一缕阳光透过窗帘洒进房间。 (A ray of sunlight shone through the curtain into the room.)
- 2 她的一缕青丝在风中飘动。 (A strand of her hair fluttered in the wind.)
- 3 一缕炊烟从屋顶升起。 (A wisp of smoke rose from the roof.)
- 4 一丝一缕的回忆涌上心头。 (Memories came to mind in bits and pieces.)
- 5 他心中存有一缕希望。 (He still harbored a glimmer of hope.)
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