穿着 chuānzhuó attire
attire; clothes; dress
How to remember 穿着: 穿 wear + 着 ongoing action (verb suffix) = attire.
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How it is used
- One's attire / the way one is dressed - 穿着得体 (chuānzhuó détǐ) appropriately dressed; 注意穿着 to mind one's dress.
- Here 着 reads zhuó and the word is a noun; don't confuse with 穿着 (chuānzhe) = 'wearing' as an ongoing action.
- Register neutral; overlaps with 衣着 (yīzhuó).
Example sentences
- 她穿着红大衣。 Tā chuānzhe hóng dàyī.She's wearing a red overcoat.
- 她穿着一条红裙子。 Tā chuānzhe yī tiáo hóng qúnzi.She's wearing a red skirt.
- 她们穿着相同的衣服。 Tāmen chuānzhe xiāngtóng de yīfu.They're wearing identical clothes.
- 他的穿着很随便。 Tā de chuānzhuó hěn suíbiàn.He is dressed very casually.