丝

擦丝

cā sī

to grate (cheese, carrots etc); to shred

酸辣土豆丝

suān là tǔ dòu sī

hot and sour shredded potato

金石丝竹

jīn shí sī zhú

lit. (music instruments made of) metal, stone, string, and bamboo (idiom)

金丝燕

jīn sī yàn

Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species – Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus – build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup

金丝猴

jīn sī hóu

golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

金丝雀

jīn sī què

canary

金额丝雀

jīn é sī què

(bird species of China) red-fronted serin (Serinus pusillus)

银丝卷

yín sī juǎn

yin si juan, steamed bun from Shandong province with hand-drawn dough threads folded over

银丝族

yín sī zú

the older generation (respectful term)

铜丝

tóng sī

copper wire

钢丝

gāng sī

steel wire

钢丝球

gāng sī qiú

stainless steel scourer