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How do you say "dress" in Chinese?
裙子
qún zi
In Chinese, "dress" is 裙子.
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Pronunciation
Qún (high flat tone) zi (light tone). Hold 'chwan' high, then quick unstressed 'dzuh'.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 裙 (qún, skirt or dress) has 12 strokes with the cloth radical. 子 (zi, suffix) is 3 strokes.
Example sentence
她穿着一条裙子。
She is wearing a dress.
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How to remember 裙子
Qún is the word for dress or skirt. Zi is the object suffix.
Related words
- button 纽扣 niǔ kòu
- shirt 男士衬衫 nán shì chèn shān
- glove 手套 shǒu tào
- handbag 手提包 shǒu tí bāo
- kimono 和服 hé fú
- money 钱 qián
- pocket 口袋 kǒu dài
- skirt 半裙 bàn qún
- t-shirt T恤 T xù
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Questions about 裙子
How do you say "dress" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "dress" is 裙子. It is a noun.
How is 裙子 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 裙 (qún, skirt or dress) has 12 strokes with the cloth radical. 子 (zi, suffix) is 3 strokes.
How is 裙子 used in a sentence?
Use 裙子 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 她穿着一条裙子。 (She is wearing a dress.).
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