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裤子kù zitrousers; pants

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裤子 (kù zi) means "trousers" or "pants." Its measure word is 条, as in 一条裤子 (a pair of trousers). It is used for everyday clothing, as in 穿裤子 (to put on trousers) and 买裤子 (to buy trousers). It covers long pants for men, women, and children, at home, school, or work.

What does 裤子 mean?

  1. 1.

    trousers; pantsnoun

What do the characters in 裤子 mean?

  • 裤trousers
  • 子noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"

How do you use 裤子?

Use 条 as the measure word: 一条裤子, 这条裤子.

What are some examples of 裤子 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 3

    这条裤子太长了。

    Zhè tiáo kùzi tài cháng le.

    These trousers are too long.

  2. HSK 3

    我想买一条黑色的裤子。

    Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì tiáo hēisè de kùzi.

    I want to buy a pair of black trousers.

  3. HSK 3

    他今天穿了一条新裤子。

    Tā jīntiān chuān le yì tiáo xīn kùzi.

    He wore a new pair of trousers today.

How is 裤子 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你觉得这条裤子怎么样？

    Nǐ juéde zhè tiáo kùzi zěnmeyàng?

    What do you think of these trousers?

  2. Speaker B:

    颜色很好看，可是太长了。

    Yánsè hěn hǎokàn, kěshì tài cháng le.

    The color looks nice, but they're too long.

  3. Speaker A:

    那我再试一条短的。

    Nà wǒ zài shì yì tiáo duǎn de.

    Then I'll try on a shorter pair.

  4. Speaker B:

    旁边那条蓝色的也不错。

    Pángbiān nà tiáo lánsè de yě búcuò.

    That blue pair next to it is nice too.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.