How to say “jeans” in Chinese
jeans
“Jeans” in Chinese is 牛仔裤, niú zǎi kù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
牛仔裤 is read niú zǎi kù: 3 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, 亻 “person”; on the right, 子 zǐ hints at the sound. Second reading: zǎi, “young animal, cub”.
On the left, 衤 “clothing”.
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 “牛仔裤”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 牛仔裤. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这条牛仔裤有点儿长zhètiáoniúzǎikùyǒudiǎnrchángThese jeans are a bit long.
More words from the lesson “Suit, tie, gloves”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “jeans” in Chinese?
“Jeans” in Chinese is 牛仔裤, pinyin niúzǎikù.
What does 牛仔裤 mean?
牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù) means “jeans”.
How do you write 牛仔裤?
牛仔裤 is 3 characters: 牛 (niú) — cow, ox; 仔 (zǐ) — careful; small; 裤 (kù) — pants, trousers. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 牛仔裤?
牛仔裤 is read niúzǎikù. Tones: niú — second tone, zǎi — third tone, kù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“jeans” in the lesson “Suit, tie, gloves”
This word is from the topic “Shopping” of HSK 5. 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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