牛仔布

niúzǎibù

noun #35,840

Meanings

1 denim
2 denim fabric

Characters

Examples

这条裤子是牛仔布做的。

Zhè tiáo kùzi shì niúzǎibù zuò de.

These pants are made of denim.

我喜欢牛仔布的质感。

Wǒ xǐhuan niúzǎibù de zhìgǎn.

I like the texture of denim.

店里有各种颜色的牛仔布。

Diàn lǐ yǒu gè zhǒng yánsè de niúzǎibù.

The store has denim in all kinds of colors.

Tips

memory

牛仔 (niúzǎi) means 'cowboy' — literally 'cattle boy'. Add 布 (bù, 'cloth') and you get the fabric of cowboys: denim. The same root sits inside 牛仔裤 (niúzǎikù, 'jeans').

Stroke Order

牛 niú

仔 zǎi

布 bù