手帕 shǒupà handkerchief
How to remember 手帕: 手 hand + 帕 scarf = handkerchief.
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How it is used
- A (cloth) handkerchief - 一方手帕 (yī fāng shǒupà) a handkerchief (note the measure word 方, fāng, for square cloths).
- The traditional reusable cloth kind; a paper tissue is 纸巾 (zhǐjīn) instead.
- Somewhat old-fashioned/genteel nowadays.
Example sentences
- 你的手帕掉了。 Nǐ de shǒupà diào le.You dropped your handkerchief.
- 请问这个手帕多少钱？ Qǐngwèn zhège shǒupà duōshǎo qián?How much is this handkerchief?
- 她老是弄丢她的手帕。 Tā lǎo shì nòng diū tā de shǒupà.She is always losing her handkerchief.