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CHINESE CHARACTER

bó

帛

帛

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silk

Numbered pinyin
bo2
English meanings
silk; silk fabric

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    gǔdài古代rén人chángyòng常用bó帛lái来xiě写zì字。

    Ancient people often used silk to write on.

  2. 02

    zhè这jiàn件yīfu衣服shì是yòng用bó帛zuò做de的。

    This garment is made of silk.

  3. 03

    tāmen他们huà化gāngē干戈wèi为yù玉bó帛。

    They turned weapons into jade and silk — they made peace.

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