我穿白衬衫。
Wǒ chuān bái chèn shān.
I wear a white shirt.
Clothes
20 minutes
Learn the names of common clothes in Chinese.
How to use these phrases
In this lesson, you will learn words for shirt, pants, dress, shoes, and more. Clothes words are very useful when you go shopping! In Chinese, "穿" (chuān) means "to wear". To say "I wear a shirt", say "我穿衬衫". To say "Take off your shoes", say "脱鞋". Colors can be combined with clothes too! For example, "白衬衫" means "white shirt" and "红裙子" means "red dress". The color always comes before the clothing item. Open your closet and name all the clothes you can see in Chinese!
Chinese vocabulary and Pinyin
| Chinese | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衣服 | yī fu | Clothes |
| 衬衫 | chèn shān | Shirt |
| 裤子 | kù zi | Pants |
| 裙子 | qún zi | Dress / Skirt |
| 鞋 | xié | Shoes |
| 帽子 | mào zi | Hat |
| 穿 | chuān | Wear |
| 袜子 | wà zi | Socks |
Example sentences
你喜欢这件衣服吗？
Nǐ xǐ huan zhè jiàn yī fu ma?
Do you like these clothes?
他的帽子是红色的。
Tā de mào zi shì hóng sè de.
His hat is red.
我买了一双新鞋。
Wǒ mǎi le yī shuāng xīn xié.
I bought a new pair of shoes.
她穿漂亮的裙子。
Tā chuān piào liang de qún zi.
She wears a beautiful dress.
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