How to say “put on” in Chinese
put on, wear
“Put on” in Chinese is 穿, chuān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
穿 is read chuān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 穴 “hole”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “穿”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 穿. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这件太小了，我穿不上。zhèjiàntàixiǎole,wǒchuānbushàngThis one is too small, I can’t get it on.
- 这双鞋我穿不上zhèshuāngxiéwǒchuānbushàngI can’t get these shoes on.
- 这条裤子你穿得上吗？zhètiáokùzinǐchuāndeshàngmaCan you get these pants on?
- 这条裤子我穿不上zhètiáokùziwǒchuānbushàngI can’t get these pants on.
- 外面很冷，穿上外套吧。wàimiànhěnlěng,chuānshàngwàitàobaIt's cold outside, put on a jacket.
- 冬天要穿厚袜子dōngtiānyàochuānhòuwàziIn winter you need to wear thick socks.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Clothes and books”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “put on” in Chinese?
“Put on” in Chinese is 穿, pinyin chuān.
What does 穿 mean?
穿 (chuān) means “put on, wear”.
How do you write 穿?
穿 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 穿?
穿 is read chuān. Tones: chuān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“put on” in the lesson “Clothes and books”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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