Chinese word

格子

Pronunciation

Pinyingé zi

Meaning

  • nounplaid

Example

她穿了一条格子的裙子。tā chuān le yì tiáo gé zi de qún zi

She is wearing a plaid skirt.

Illustration for 格子 (plaid)

More examples

他买了一件格子衬衫。tā mǎi le yí jiàn gé zi chèn shān

He bought a plaid shirt.

Core concept

A regular field of square spaces made by lines crossing vertically and horizontally, either printed as a pattern or built as a lattice.

Common phrases

  • 格子衬衫gé zi chèn shān

    plaid shirt

  • 格子裙gé zi qún

    plaid skirt

  • 格子桌布gé zi zhuō bù

    plaid tablecloth

Similar words

条纹tiáo wén: A pattern of narrow lines arranged at regular intervals.
波点bō diǎn: A pattern of evenly spaced, same-sized round dots.
纯色chún sè: A plain look made with only one color and no pattern.
花纹huā wén: A decorative pattern made from repeated curves or other shapes.

Definition in Chinese

由纵横相交的线条形成规则的方格图案，既可指布料或服装上的花纹，也可指窗扇、栅栏等的格栅结构。yóu zòng héng xiāng jiāo de xiàn tiáo xíng chéng guī zé de fāng gé tú àn jì kě zhǐ bù liào huò fú zhuāng shàng de huā wén yě kě zhǐ chuāng shàn zhà lán děng de gé zhà jié gòu

Word origin

格 (gé, "frame or compartment") + 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix") forms a word for the repeated sections within a frame or lattice.

Usage tips

  • In everyday speech, the noun around it usually settles the sense: a garment points to a design, while a window or fence points to a structure.

Other meanings

  • gridnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 格子状gé zi zhuànggrid-likeadjective
  • 格子布gé zi bùplaid fabricnoun

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