素 (sù): raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever

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HSK 7adjective, noun

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Meaning: raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever
Characters: 1
Part of speech: adjective, noun
HSK level: HSK 7
Strokes: 10
Radical: 糸
Structure: 上下结构

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This dress is made of high-quality raw silk; it feels very soft.

Ancient China exported large quantities of raw silk and porcelain to the West.

Workers put silkworm cocoons into hot water, then extract raw silk to spin thread.

The color of this piece of raw silk is very natural; it hasn't undergone any chemical dyeing.

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