Chinese word

袜子

Pronunciation

Pinyinwà zi

Meaning

  • nounsock

Example

孩子的袜子不见了。hái zi de wà zi bú jiàn le

The child's sock is missing.

Illustration for 袜子 (sock)

More examples

新买的袜子很舒服。xīn mǎi de wà zi hěn shū fú

The newly bought socks are very comfortable.

Core concept

A soft foot covering that sits between the skin and the shoe.

Common phrases

  • 一双袜子yì shuāng wà zi

    a pair of socks

  • 买袜子mǎi wà zi

    buy socks

  • 穿袜子chuān wà zi

    wear socks

  • 洗袜子xǐ wà zi

    wash socks

Similar words

鞋子xié zi: Footwear with a strong sole designed for walking outside.
短袜duǎn wà: A sock that ends at or below the ankle.
长袜cháng wà: A sock that extends to the calf or thigh for warmth or decoration.
拖鞋tuō xié: Light, easy-to-remove footwear for wearing indoors or while relaxing.

Definition in Chinese

穿在脚上、覆盖脚趾和脚背的布或针织制品，通常成对使用，用于保暖、吸汗并保护足部免受摩擦。chuān zài jiǎo shàng fù gài jiáo zhǐ hé jiǎo bèi de bù huò zhēn zhī zhì pǐn tōng cháng chéng duì shǐ yòng yòng yú báo nuǎn xī hàn bìng bǎo hù zú bù miǎn shòu mó cā

Word origin

袜子 (wàzi, "sock") combines 袜 (wà, "sock") with 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix"), a common pattern in everyday Chinese nouns.

Usage tips

  • For everyday counting, 双 (shuāng, "pair") marks two matching socks and 只 (zhī, "single") marks one sock.

Related words

  • 长筒袜cháng tǒng wàknee-high socksnoun
  • 连裤袜lián kù wàtightsnoun

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