Chinese word

裤子

Pronunciation

Pinyinkù zi

Meaning

  • nounpants

Example

这条裤子太长了。zhè tiáo kù zi tài cháng le

These pants are too long.

Illustration for 裤子 (pants)

More examples

他每天都穿裤子上班。tā měi tiān dōu chuān kù zi shàng bān

He wears pants to work every day.

Core concept

Outer clothing below the waist that covers both legs, in either a full-length or short style.

Common phrases

  • 穿裤子chuān kù zi

    put on pants

  • 买裤子mǎi kù zi

    buy pants

  • 那条裤子nà tiáo kù zi

    those pants

Similar words

长裤cháng kù: Full-length pants that cover the legs from the waist down to the ankles.
短裤duǎn kù: Short pants that reach only to around the knees or higher.
牛仔裤niú zǎi kù: Casual denim pants made for everyday wear.
运动裤yùn dòng kù: Comfortable fabric pants made for sports and other active movement.

Definition in Chinese

穿在下身、覆盖双腿的衣物，常用量词为“一条”，为日常外穿的长短裤统称。chuān zài xià shēn fù gài shuāng tuǐ de yī wù cháng yòng liàng cí wèi yì tiáo wèi rì cháng wài chuān de cháng duǎn kù tǒng chēng

Word origin

裤 (kù, "trousers") plus 子 (zi, "noun-forming suffix") forms the everyday noun for clothing worn on the lower body.

Usage tips

  • In Chinese clothing descriptions, this broad word can include shorts as well as full-length trousers, so a length word identifies the style when needed.

Other meanings

  • slacksnoun
  • long pantsnoun

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