Skip to content

裤子

kù zi
条 tiáo
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 2 Noun Common

Definitions

  1. 1. trousers
  2. 2. pants

Stop forgetting what you study. Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial · $49.99 / year

Sign up with Google
Continue with Email
Try a practice session

Word relationships

Counterparts

1 item
上衣
shàng yī

jacket

upper garment, commonly paired with 裤子

Related words

2 items
短裤
duǎn kù

short pants

shorts, a type of lower garment
裙子
qún zi

skirt

skirt, another lower garment

Usage notes

Common mistakes

裤子 already means 'trousers/pants' in general; avoid saying 一条裤 for 'a pair of pants' — use 一条裤子.

Formality

裤子 is the standard, everyday term for trousers/pants across all regions; there is no common formal or informal variant.

Example Sentences

3 shown
这条 裤子 太短了。
These pants are too short.
这条 裤子 很合身。
This pair of trousers fits very well.
这件上衣和那条 裤子 搭配得很好看。
This top matches those pants very well.

AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.

Words Containing 裤子

尿裤子
niào kù zi

to wet one's pants

穿一条裤子
chuān yī tiáo kù zi

(of male friends) to have been through thick and thin together

纨裤子弟
wán kù zǐ dì

dandy

脱裤子放屁
tuō kù zi fàng pì

lit. to take off trousers to fart

Child Words of 裤子

子
zǐ

son

裤
kù

trousers