裤 kù pants
How to remember 裤: 衤 clothes + 库 armory = pants. The actor searches every rack of clothes in the theatre's armory, but only finds a helmet and no pants.
Component breakdown
裤 = 衤 clothes + 库 armory
- 衤 clothes
- 库 armory
The actor searches every rack of clothes in the theatre's armory, but only finds a helmet and no pants.
How it is used
- Trousers/pants (衤 clothing radical): 裤子 (kùzi) pants, 短裤 (duǎnkù) shorts, 牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù) jeans.
- Counted with 条 (tiáo): 一条裤子 (yì tiáo kùzi) a pair of pants.
- Always the lower garment - pair it with 上衣 (shàngyī) top, not 衣服 which is clothing in general.
Words with 裤
Example sentences
- 这条裤子有点短了。 Zhè tiáo kùzi yǒudiǎn duǎn le.These trousers are a little short.
- 裤子太紧了。 Kùzi tài jǐn le.These trousers are too tight.
- 我可以试一下这条牛仔裤吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ shì yíxià zhè tiáo niúzǎikù ma?Can I try on this pair of jeans?