裤子 kùzi pants
pants; trousers
How to remember 裤子: 裤 pants + 子 child = pants.
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How it is used
- Trousers/pants - measure word 条: 一条裤子 (yì tiáo kùzi) a pair of pants.
- Take them on/off with 穿 (chuān) and 脱 (tuō), not 戴.
- The 子 is a neutral-tone noun suffix carrying no meaning of its own.
Example sentences
- 我没穿裤子。 Wǒ méi chuān kùzi.I'm not wearing pants.
- 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.