Chinese word

裙子

Pronunciation

Pinyinqún zi

Meaning

  • nounskirt

Example

这条裙子很漂亮。zhè tiáo qún zi hěn piào liàng

This skirt is very pretty.

Illustration for 裙子 (skirt)

More examples

她正在试穿一条裙子。tā zhèng zài shì chuān yì tiáo qún zi

She is trying on a skirt.

Core concept

A one-piece garment that hangs from the waist or hips to cover the lower body.

Common phrases

  • 试穿裙子shì chuān qún zi

    try on a skirt

  • 穿裙子chuān qún zi

    wear a skirt

  • 买裙子mǎi qún zi

    buy a skirt

Similar words

裤子kù zi: A lower-body garment designed with two separate leg coverings.
连衣裙lián yī qún: A one-piece garment that joins the upper body section to the lower body section.

Definition in Chinese

从腰部或臀部向下延伸、用布或其他织物制成以覆盖下半身的单件服饰，按长度和款式可分为短裙、半身裙、长裙等。cóng yāo bù huò tún bù xiàng xià yán shēn yòng bù huò qí tā zhī wù zhì chéng yǐ fù gài xià bàn shēn de dān jiàn fú shì àn cháng dù hé kuǎn shì kě fēn wéi duǎn qún bàn shēn qún zhǎng qún děng

Word origin

The word 裙子 (qúnzi, "skirt") is built from 裙 (qún, "skirt") and 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix"); 裙 contains 衣 (yī, "clothing") as a meaning marker and 君 (jūn, "ruler") as a sound element.

Usage tips

  • For everyday Chinese, 穿 (chuān, "to wear") covers both the action of putting on a skirt and the state of wearing it, so one clothing verb serves both meanings.

Opposites

Related words

  • 长裙cháng qúnlong skirtnoun
  • 短裙duǎn qúnmini skirtnoun

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