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Expressing 'to sew' with 缝 (féng)
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Structure
Subject + 缝 + Object
Explanation
The character 缝 (féng) means "to sew" or "to stitch" and refers to the act of joining fabric with needle and thread. It is used in both everyday and literary contexts. In the poem 游子吟, 临行密密缝 describes a mother carefully sewing her son's clothes before he leaves home.
Examples
妈妈正在缝我校服上掉了的扣子。
māma zhèngzài féng wǒ xiàofú shàng diàole de kòuzi.
Mom is sewing the button that fell off my school uniform.
她学会了缝衣服，还给自己做了一条裙子。
tā xuéhuìle féng yīfú, hái gěi zìjǐ zuòle yī tiáo qúnzi.
She learned to sew clothes and even made herself a skirt.
奶奶戴着老花镜，仔细地缝着被子。
nǎinai dàizhe lǎohuājìng, zǐxì de féngzhe bèizi.
Grandma put on her reading glasses and carefully sewed the quilt.