皮夹克 (píjiākè): leather jacket

Measure Word

一件皮夹克 jiàn

Meanings

1 leather jacket

Characters

皮

pí

leather / skin / hide

夹

jiā

phonetic (to clamp / in between)

克

kè

phonetic (gram / to overcome)

Examples

他穿着一件黑色皮夹克，看起来很酷。

Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn hēisè píjiākè, kànqǐlái hěn kù.

He was wearing a black leather jacket and looked very cool.

这件皮夹克是真皮的，价格不便宜。

Zhè jiàn píjiākè shì zhēnpí de, jiàgé bùpián yí.

This leather jacket is made of genuine leather and is not cheap.

冬天穿皮夹克既保暖又耐用。

Dōngtiān chuān píjiākè jì bǎonuǎn yòu nàiyòng.

Wearing a leather jacket in winter is both warm and durable.

Tips

memory

皮 (leather / skin) + 夹克 (jacket, loanword from English) = leather jacket. 夹克 is a straightforward phonetic borrowing of 'jacket'.

Stroke Order

皮 pí

夹 jiā

克 kè

Related Words

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jacket

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Pete (name) / Peter (name) / Pitt (surname)

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skin (of a person) / complexion

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leather