优衣库

優衣庫
Yōuyīkù
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Uniqlo (Japanese clothing brand)

Examples

HSK 6
Wǒ yīguì lǐ yíbàn shì Yōuyīkù de.
Half of my wardrobe is from Uniqlo.
HSK 7-9
Dōngtiān tún jǐ jiàn Yōuyīkù de yǔróngfú gòuyòng le.
Stocking up on a few Uniqlo down jackets is enough for winter.

Tips

memory
(superior) + (clothing) + (warehouse). A flattering phono-semantic loan: 优衣 mimics 'uni' in sound and means 'excellent clothes', echoes 'clo' and means 'warehouse'.

In Pop Culture

优衣库试衣间事件 Yōuyīkù shìyījiān shìjiàn
'The Uniqlo fitting-room incident'
A 2015 viral video filmed inside a Beijing Uniqlo fitting room that spread across WeChat, sparking huge discussion about privacy, marketing stunts and internet morality in China.

Stroke Order

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