袖
xiù
sleeve
to tuck inside one's sleeve
这件衬衫的袖子太长了，需要改短一点。
zhè jiàn chènshān de xiù zi tài cháng le，xūyào gǎi duǎn yī diǎn。
The sleeves of this shirt are too long and need to be shortened a bit.
他把手揣进袖中，站在寒风里等人。
tā bǎ shǒu chuāi jìn xiù zhōng，zhàn zài hán fēng lǐ děng rén。
He tucked his hands into his sleeves and stood in the cold wind waiting for someone.
Words with 袖
袖口
xiù kǒu
cuff
袖筒
xiù tǒng
sleeve
长袖
cháng xiù
long sleeves
长袖善舞
cháng xiù shàn wǔ
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
领袖
lǐng xiù
leader
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
套袖
tào xiù
sleeve cover
拂袖而去
fú xiù ér qù
to storm off in a huff (idiom)
捋袖子
luō xiù zi
to push up one's sleeves
攘袖
rǎng xiù
to roll up the sleeves
断袖
duàn xiù
homosexual
断袖之癖
duàn xiù zhī pǐ
lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.