Chinese Conversation · Level 10
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Chinese word
短袖
Pronunciation
Pinyinduǎn xiù
Meaning
- nounshort-sleeved shirt
Example
你可以把那件短袖借我吗？nǐ ké yǐ bǎ nà jiàn duǎn xiù jiè wǒ ma
Can you lend me that short-sleeved shirt?
More examples
夏天我常常穿短袖去上班。xià tiān wǒ cháng cháng chuān duǎn xiù qù shàng bān
In summer, I often wear a short-sleeved shirt to work.
Core concept
A top whose sleeves end at or above the elbows, leaving the forearms uncovered.
Common phrases
穿短袖chuān duǎn xiù
wear a short-sleeved shirt
买短袖mǎi duǎn xiù
buy a short-sleeved shirt
一件短袖yí jiàn duǎn xiù
one short-sleeved shirt
Similar words
半袖bàn xiù: Clothing with sleeves that stop at or above the elbows.
短袖T恤duǎn xiù T xù: A casual T-shirt with sleeves that end at or above the elbows.
Definition in Chinese
衣服上袖子较短，通常在肘部以上或到肘部，用来指这种袖长的上衣或袖子部分。yī fú shàng xiù zi jiào duǎn tōng cháng zài zhǒu bù yǐ shàng huò dào zhǒu bù yòng lái zhǐ zhè zhǒng xiù cháng de shàng yī huò xiù zi bù fèn
Word origin
短 (duǎn, "short") + 袖 (xiù, "sleeve") directly names clothing by the shorter length of its sleeves.
Usage tips
- Chinese can use 短袖 (duǎnxiù, "short-sleeved clothing") as a noun on its own, while English usually needs a clothing noun after the adjective.
Opposites
- 长袖cháng xiùlong-sleeved shirtnoun
Related words
- 短袖衬衫duǎn xiù chèn shānshort-sleeved shirtnoun
- 短袖T恤duǎn xiù T xùshort-sleeved T-shirtnoun