Meaning of 牛仔裤
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- jeans
Measure word: 條|条
How to use 牛仔裤
牛仔裤 is the everyday word for jeans in both speech and writing. The measure word is 条 (tiáo). Example: 我今天穿了一条新牛仔裤。(Wǒ jīntiān chuān le yì tiáo xīn niúzǎikù.) I wore a new pair of jeans today.
牛仔 (niúzǎi) means cowboy, literally a cow (牛) lad (仔). Add 裤 (kù, pants) and you get cowboy pants, which is jeans.
Common mistake: In 牛仔裤 the character 仔 is read zǎi, but in 仔细 (zǐxì, careful) the same character is read zǐ. Learners often mix these two readings up. Also, do not use 件 (jiàn) as the measure word. Pants take 条 (tiáo).
牛仔裤 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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牛 niú · ox · 4 strokes
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仔 zǐ · small thing · 5 strokes
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裤 kù · pants · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 牛仔裤.
| 牛奶 | niúnǎi | cow's milk |
| 裤子 | kùzi | trousers; pants |
| 短裤 | duǎnkù | short pants; shorts |
| 仔细 | zǐxì | careful; attentive; cautious; to be careful; to look out |
| 奶牛 | nǎiniú | milk cow; dairy cow |
| 吹牛 | chuīniú | to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly |
| 内裤 | nèikù | underpants; panties |
| 牛仔 | niúzǎi | cowboy |
| 牛排 | niúpái | steak |
| 牛肉 | niúròu | beef |
| 公牛 | gōngniú | bull |
| 水牛 | shuǐniú | water buffalo |
Questions about 牛仔裤
What does 牛仔裤 mean?
牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù) means "jeans" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 牛仔裤?
牛仔裤 is made of 3 characters: 牛 (4 strokes), 仔 (5 strokes), 裤 (12 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 牛仔裤 an HSK word?
Yes. 牛仔裤 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 牛仔裤 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 牛仔裤 is written 牛仔褲.
How do you say denim shorts or a denim jacket in Chinese?
Use 牛仔 as a modifier meaning denim. Denim shorts are 牛仔短裤 (niúzǎi duǎnkù), and a denim jacket is 牛仔外套 (niúzǎi wàitào).
Can I just say 牛仔 for jeans?
Not usually. 牛仔 on its own means cowboy or denim as a material, so you need 裤 to make it clear you mean the pants. In casual speech people may shorten it to 牛仔裤 but rarely drop 裤.