抽絲剝繭
C1–C2
Level 7
抽絲剝繭 (chōu sī bō jiǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “(lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.
Definition
- (lit.) to unwind the silk thread from the cocoon (idiom)
- (fig.) to unravel a mystery; to painstakingly follow the clues to eventually get to the bottom of the matter
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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).