裙子
skirt
qúnzi
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 breakdown
skirt (clothing radical 衤 + 君)
noun suffix (neutral tone)
Memory hook: Clothing radical 衤 on the left tells you it's something you wear.
Measure word for 裙子
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