牛仔裤 niúzǎikù jeans
How to remember 牛仔裤: 牛 cow + 仔 small thing + 裤 pants = jeans.
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How it is used
- Jeans - 穿牛仔裤 (chuān niúzǎikù) to wear jeans.
- 牛仔 literally 'cowboy' (the denim/cowboy association) + 裤 pants.
- Measure word 条 (tiáo): 一条牛仔裤.
- 牛仔 alone can also mean cowboy or denim: 牛仔外套 a denim jacket.
Example sentences
- 现在女生穿牛仔裤很流行。 Xiànzài nǚshēng chuān niúzǎikù hěn liúxíng.Jeans are now in fashion among girls.
- 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?
- 汤姆穿了破洞牛仔裤。 Tāngmǔ chuān le pòdòng niúzǎikù.Tom wore ripped jeans.