Memrise Lesson 35

Study before Lesson 35 quiz.

Transcript

1. thread ム elbows + 小 small Picture a worn-out sweater with holes in both elbows. They start out small, but continue to fray and unravel until your sweater is nothing but a pile of thread. To make your stories more memorable, you can assign a related meaning to the thread element— perhaps a character like Spiderman?
2. continue 糸 thread + 売 sell As long as people continue to need clothes, thread will continue to sell.
3. tie 糸 thread + 吉 good luck Some people tie a thread around their wrist for good luck, and we refer to marriage as tying the knot. Thread seems to be connected to good luck in many cultures.
4. end 糸 thread + 冬 winter My patience is hanging by a thread; if winter doesn’t end soon, I’m going to snap.
5. experience 糸 thread + 又 as well + 土 soil Back when people used to produce all their own food and clothes, most people had experience working with thread as well as soil. It’s a foreign experience for many people these days; you can’t put that kind of work experience on your resume.
6. cocoon * This element is clearly related to 糸 thread, just as we produce thread from silkworm cocoons. Does it remind you of a cocoon, a little bundle all twisted up?
7. after 彳 line + 幺 cocoon + 夂 walking legs After waiting in line for hours, I came up with a plan: I would wrap up the walking legs in front of me with thread, like a cocoon. After that, when no one could move, no one would be able to stop me from cutting in line.