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HSK 3

裙子

skirt

nounneutral
裙
qún2nd tone
子
zineutral tone

HSK level

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Pinyin
qúnzi
Part of speech
noun
Level
HSK 3
Strokes
15
Register
neutral
Measure word
条 / 件

Stroke order for 裙子

裙子 is written with 15 strokes (裙: 12, 子: 3). The animation replays automatically.

What does 裙子 mean?

裙子 (qúnzi) means 'skirt' — a piece of clothing worn around the waist that hangs down.

In Chinese, 裙子 is the general everyday word. Two notes for English speakers: first, the measure word is 条 (tiáo), the same one used for pants and other long things — 一条裙子 'one skirt,' not 一个裙子.

Second, 裙子 in Chinese ALSO covers 'dress' in everyday speech, especially for one-piece dresses (连衣裙 liányīqún is the precise word for 'dress' — literally 'connected-clothes skirt'). The 子 suffix is a neutral-tone noun suffix that doesn't add meaning, just like in 桌子 (table) or 椅子 (chair).

Character by character

裙qúnskirt (clothing radical 衤 + 君)
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子zinoun suffix (neutral tone)
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裙子

Memory hook: Clothing radical 衤 on the left tells you it's something you wear.

Example sentences

今天她穿了一条红色的裙子。

Jīntiān tā chuān le yì tiáo hóngsè de qúnzi.

Today she's wearing a red skirt.

neutral

这条裙子多少钱？

Zhè tiáo qúnzi duōshao qián?

How much is this skirt?

spoken

夏天我喜欢穿裙子。

Xiàtiān wǒ xǐhuan chuān qúnzi.

In summer I like wearing skirts.

spoken

妈妈给我买了一条新裙子。

Māma gěi wǒ mǎi le yì tiáo xīn qúnzi.

Mom bought me a new skirt.

spoken

Common phrases with 裙子

穿裙子chuān qúnzito wear a skirt
短裙duǎnqúnshort skirt; miniskirt
长裙chángqúnlong skirt
连衣裙liányīqúnone-piece dress
一条裙子yì tiáo qúnzione skirt

Synonyms

连衣裙liányīqún

连衣裙 is specifically a one-piece dress (top and skirt joined). 裙子 is the general word and most often refers to a skirt-only, but can colloquially cover dresses.

短裙duǎnqún

短裙 specifies a short skirt / miniskirt. 裙子 is length-neutral.

Don't confuse 裙子 with

裤子kùzi

裤子 means 'pants / trousers' — also takes 条 as the measure word. Same 子 suffix pattern. Don't mix up 裙 (skirt) and 裤 (pants).

群qún

群 means 'group / crowd / flock' (一群人 'a group of people'). Same pronunciation qún but different character and meaning — no clothing radical.

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