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    Expressing 'trousers' or 'pants' with 裤子 (kùzi)

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    Explanation

    裤子 (kùzi) means 'trousers' or 'pants.' It is one of the basic clothing vocabulary words in Chinese. The suffix 子 is a common noun suffix that does not carry independent meaning here.

    Examples

    • 今天太冷了，穿条厚裤子吧。

      jīntiān tài lěng le, chuān tiáo hòu kùzi ba.

      It's too cold today; put on a pair of thick pants.

    • 妈妈给我买了一条新裤子。

      māmā gěi wǒ mǎi le yī tiáo xīn kùzi.

      Mom bought me a new pair of pants.

    • 这条裤子有点长，需要改一下。

      zhè tiáo kùzi yǒudiǎn cháng, xūyào gǎi yīxià.

      These pants are a bit long and need to be altered.

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