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螺絲

screw

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

luo2si1 • luósī

Meaning

Primary

screw

Mnemonic

A 螺絲 screw is a fastener with a metal thread as thin as 絲 silk that goes around it which makes it look like a sort of metal 螺 spiral shell.

Usage

這 台 機器 缺少 一 顆 螺絲。

This machine is missing a screw.

這 顆 螺絲 掉 了。

This screw fell off.

哎喲！ 我 踩 到 了 一 顆 螺絲！

Ow! I stepped on a screw!