牛仔裤
Old HSK 5
牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù) · jeans
牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù) means “jeans”. It is written with 3 characters: 牛 (cow) + 仔 (small thing) + 裤 (pants). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 牛仔裤 is built
The characters
牛 niú · cow
What 牛 is made of
牛 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 4 strokes.
Origin hint: An ox's horned head (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
仔 zǐ · small thing
What 仔 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
裤 kù · pants
What 裤 is made of
- 衤yī — clothing
- 库kù — armory
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 车chē — cart
- 七qī — seven
- 十 — ten
- 广guǎng — broad
Origin hint: 衤 gives the meaning, 库 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他穿着一条蓝色的牛仔裤。Tā chuān zhe yī tiáo lánsè de niúzǎikù.He is wearing a pair of blue jeans.
这条牛仔裤有点儿紧。Zhè tiáo niúzǎikù yǒudiǎnr jǐn.These jeans are a bit tight.
Questions about 牛仔裤
What does 牛仔裤 mean?
牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù) means “jeans”.
How do you pronounce 牛仔裤?
牛仔裤 is pronounced niúzǎikù.
Which HSK level is 牛仔裤?
牛仔裤 is in Old HSK 5.
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Learn 牛仔裤 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.