How to say “pants” in Chinese
pants
“Pants” in Chinese is 裤子, kù zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
裤子 is read kù zi: 2 syllables. 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 the left, 衤 “clothing”.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “裤子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 裤子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条裤子太长了zhètiáokùzitàichángleThese pants are too long.
- 这条裤子多少钱？zhètiáokùziduōshaoqiánHow much are these pants?
- 这条黑色的裤子不错，多少钱？zhètiáohēisèdekùzibúcuò,duōshaoqiánThese black pants are nice — how much are they?
- 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.
- 这条裤子怎么样？zhètiáokùzizěnmeyàngSo, how are these pants?
More words from the lesson “Pants, a watch, a bag”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “pants” in Chinese?
“Pants” in Chinese is 裤子, pinyin kùzi.
What does 裤子 mean?
裤子 (kùzi) means “pants”.
How do you write 裤子?
裤子 is 2 characters: 裤 (kù) — pants, trousers; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 裤子?
裤子 is read kùzi. Tones: kù — fourth tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“pants” in the lesson “Pants, a watch, a bag”
This word is from the topic “Things, colors, food” of HSK 2. 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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