裤子/褲子 kùzi — trousers, a pair of trousers

Meanings

1. 1

   trousers, a pair of trousers

   One garment, not a pair: 一条裤子 is one pair of trousers. The classifier is 条 because they are long — the same 条 that measures 路, 街道, 鱼 and 裙子.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 子

  zǐ (third tone, dipping) zi (neutral tone)

  child, son; a seed; (unstressed, zi) the noun suffix of 桌子, 儿子, 孩子

  3 strokesRadical 子

Example sentences

• 这条裤子太长了。/這條褲子太長了。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) tiáo (second tone, rising) kùzi (fourth tone, falling) tài (fourth tone, falling) cháng (second tone, rising) le. (neutral tone)···

  These trousers are too long.

• 他买了一条新裤子。/他買了一條新褲子。Tā (first tone, high and level) mǎile (third tone, dipping) yì (fourth tone, falling) tiáo (second tone, rising) xīn (first tone, high and level) kùzi. (fourth tone, falling)···

  He bought a new pair of trousers.

Similar words

Words containing 子

• 孩子háizi (second tone, rising)child, kid
• 儿子/兒子érzi (second tone, rising)son
• 妻子qīzi (first tone, high and level)wife
• 桌子zhuōzi (first tone, high and level)table, desk
• 句子jùzi (fourth tone, falling)sentence
• 椅子yǐzi (third tone, dipping)chair
• 杯子bēizi (first tone, high and level)cup, glass
• 鼻子bízi (second tone, rising)nose
• 帽子màozi (fourth tone, falling)hat, cap
• 盘子/盤子pánzi (second tone, rising)plate, dish
• 个子/個子gèzi (fourth tone, falling)height, stature (of a person)
• 裙子qúnzi (second tone, rising)skirt, dress
• 筷子kuàizi (fourth tone, falling)chopsticks
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail