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How do you say "hat" in Chinese?
帽子
mào zi
In Chinese, "hat" is 帽子.
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Pronunciation
Mào (high falling tone) zi (light tone). Drop on 'mow', then quick unstressed 'dzuh'.
Writing and usage
Two characters. 帽 (mào, hat) has 12 strokes with the cloth radical. 子 (zi, suffix) is 3 strokes.
Example sentence
我丢了我的帽子。
I lost my hat.
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How to remember 帽子
Mào is the specific word for hat. Zi marks it as a hat-thing.
Related words
- change 零钱 língqián
- collar 领子 lǐng zi
- shirt 男士衬衫 nán shì chèn shān
- fabric 布料 bù liào
- glove 手套 shǒu tào
- handbag 手提包 shǒu tí bāo
- ring 戒指 jiè zhi
- socks 袜子 wà zi
- pants 裤子 kù zi
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Questions about 帽子
How do you say "hat" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "hat" is 帽子. It is a noun.
How is 帽子 written in Chinese?
Two characters. 帽 (mào, hat) has 12 strokes with the cloth radical. 子 (zi, suffix) is 3 strokes.
How is 帽子 used in a sentence?
Use 帽子 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 我丢了我的帽子。 (I lost my hat.).
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