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Clothes and colours 20

What you wear, putting it on and taking it off, and its colour.

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Clothes 8

  1. 衣服 yī fu clothes
  2. 衬衫 chèn shān shirt
  3. 裤子 kù zi trousers
  4. 裙子 qún zi skirt; dress
  5. 外套 wài tào coat; jacket
  6. 鞋 xié shoe
  7. 袜子 wà zi sock
  8. 帽子 mào zi hat

件jiàn counts what goes on top, 一yī件jiàn衬衫chèn shān一yī件jiàn襯衫chèn shān; 条tiáo條tiáo counts what's long, 一yī条tiáo裤子kù zi一yī條tiáo褲子kù zi, 一yī条tiáo裙子qún zi一yī條tiáo裙子qún zi; and 双shuāng雙shuāng a pair, 一yī双shuāng鞋xié一yī雙shuāng鞋xié.

Putting on and taking off 5

  1. 穿 chuān to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes)
  2. 戴 dài to wear; to put on (a hat, glasses)
  3. 脱 tuō to take off
  4. 大 dà big
  5. 小 xiǎo small

穿chuān is for clothes and shoes, 穿chuān鞋xié; 戴dài for a hat, glasses or a watch: 戴帽子dài mào zi. Both are wearing and putting on alike, and 脱tuō脫tuō takes either off: 脱鞋tuō xié脫鞋tuō xié, take your shoes off.

Colours 7

  1. 颜色 yán sè colour
  2. 红色 hóng sè red
  3. 黄色 huáng sè yellow
  4. 蓝色 lán sè blue
  5. 绿色 lǜ sè green
  6. 白色 bái sè white
  7. 黑色 hēi sè black

A colour is its own character with 色sè, colour, after it: 红色hóng sè紅色hóng sè, 蓝色lán sè藍色lán sè. Before a thing the 色sè often goes: 红hóng衣服yī fu紅hóng衣服yī fu, red clothes. 你nǐ喜欢xǐ huan什么shén me颜色yán sè？你nǐ喜歡xǐ huan什麼shén me顏色yán sè？ What colour do you like? Red is the lucky one, worn at New Year and weddings.