Chinese word

臀围

Pronunciation

Pinyintún wéi

Meaning

  • nounhip measurement

Example

请告诉我你的臀围是多少。qǐng gào sù wǒ nǐ de tún wéi shì duō shǎo

Please tell me your hip measurement.

Illustration for 臀围 (hip measurement)

More examples

试衣服前最好先量一下臀围尺寸。shì yī fú qián zuì hǎo xiān liàng yí xià tún wéi chǐ cùn

Before trying on clothes, it's best to first take your hip measurement.

Core concept

A clothing-size measurement formed by circling the fullest part of the hips.

Common phrases

  • 量臀围liàng tún wéi

    measure hip circumference

  • 臀围尺寸tún wéi chǐ cùn

    hip measurement

  • 臀围大小tún wéi dà xiǎo

    hip size

Similar words

腰围yāo wéi: A measurement around the waist at its usual or narrowest point.
胸围xiōng wéi: A measurement around the fullest part of the chest.

Definition in Chinese

人体臀部周围一圈的长度，通常用于服装或体型测量，测量时以臀部最宽处的围度为准。rén tǐ tún bù zhōu wéi yì quān de cháng dù tōng cháng yòng yú fú zhuāng huò tǐ xíng cè liáng cè liáng shí yǐ tún bù zuì kuān chù de wéi dù wèi zhǔn

Word origin

臀围 (túnwéi, "hip measurement") is built from 臀 (tún, "buttocks") and 围 (wéi, "to encircle"), making its meaning easy to connect with measuring around the hips.

Usage tips

  • When clothing sizes are discussed in Chinese, this word commonly appears with a number, and the number refers to centimeters even when the unit is left unstated.

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