Meaning of 裤子
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- trousers; pants
Measure word: 條|条
How to use 裤子
裤子 is the everyday word for trousers or pants, and it is counted with 条 (tiáo). Example: 这条裤子太长了。(Zhè tiáo kùzi tài cháng le.) These pants are too long.
裤 (kù) has the clothing radical 衤 on the left and 库 (kù, storehouse) on the right, which also gives the sound. Think of pants as a little storehouse of cloth for your legs, plus the noun suffix 子 (zi).
Common mistake: Learners often write the left side as 礻 (the spirit radical, one dot) instead of 衤 (the clothing radical, two dots). Another common slip is using 件 (jiàn) as the measure word. Pants take 条 (tiáo).
裤子 in example sentences
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裤 kù · pants · 12 strokes
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子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 裤子.
Questions about 裤子
What does 裤子 mean?
裤子 (kùzi) means "trousers; pants" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 裤子?
裤子 is made of 2 characters: 裤 (12 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 裤子 an HSK word?
Yes. 裤子 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 裤子 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 裤子 is written 褲子.
How do you say putting on or taking off pants in Chinese?
Use 穿裤子 (chuān kùzi) for putting on or wearing pants and 脱裤子 (tuō kùzi) for taking them off. 穿 covers both the action of putting on and the state of wearing.
What are some common types of 裤子?
Common words include 牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù) jeans, 短裤 (duǎnkù) shorts, and 内裤 (nèikù) underwear. In these compounds 裤 appears without 子.