绸

塔夫绸

tǎ fū chóu

taffeta

府绸

fǔ chóu

poplin (cotton cloth used for shirts)

未雨绸缪

wèi yǔ chóu móu

lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead

丝绸

sī chóu

silk (cloth)

丝绸之路

sī chóu zhī lù

the Silk Road

丝绸古路

sī chóu gǔ lù

the ancient Silk Road

丝绸织物

sī chóu zhī wù

silk fabric

绸子

chóu zi

silk fabric

绸缎

chóu duàn

satin

绸缪

chóu móu

to be sentimentally attached to sb or sth

绫罗绸缎

líng luó chóu duàn

(idiom) silk and satin

绵绸

mián chóu

rough-textured fabric of waste silk