Chinese word

内裤

Pronunciation

Pinyinnèi kù

Meaning

  • noununderwear

Example

我买了新的内裤。wǒ mǎi le xīn de nèi kù

I bought new underwear.

Illustration for 内裤 (underwear)

More examples

我把内裤放进洗衣机里。wǒ bǎ nèi kù fàng jìn xǐ yī jī lǐ

I put the underwear into the washing machine.

Core concept

A private, body-hugging garment that sits under trousers and covers the lower half of the body.

Common phrases

  • 买内裤mǎi nèi kù

    buy underwear

  • 穿内裤chuān nèi kù

    wear underwear

  • 洗内裤xǐ nèi kù

    wash underwear

Similar words

内衣nèi yī: The general category of clothing worn under outer clothes, such as shirts and bras.
裤子kù zi: Clothing worn over the lower body outdoors, such as trousers or shorts.
裤衩kù chǎ: A colloquial term for underwear worn directly on the lower body.

Definition in Chinese

穿在外裤里面，直接接触身体，用于覆盖下半身的贴身衣物。chuān zài wài kù lǐ miàn zhí jiē jiē chù shēn tǐ yòng yú fù gài xià bàn shēn de tiē shēn yī wù

Word origin

内 (nèi, "inside") + 裤 (kù, "trousers") combines an inner-position marker with a word for trousers to name a lower-body garment worn beneath outer clothing.

Usage tips

  • English often says "a pair of" for one such garment, whereas Chinese commonly uses a numeral followed by 条 (tiáo, "measure word for long, flexible items").

Other meanings

  • pantiesnoun
  • briefsnoun

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