翻领

翻領

fānlǐng

noun #34,314

Measure Word

一个翻领 gè

Meanings

1 turndown collar
2 lapel
3 fold-over collar

Characters

to turn over / to flip

Examples

他穿着一件翻领衬衫。

Tā chuānzhe yī jiàn fānlǐng chènshān.

He is wearing a collared shirt.

西装的翻领上别着一朵花。

Xīzhuāng de fānlǐng shàng bié zhe yī duǒ huā.

A flower is pinned to the suit's lapel.

Tips

memory

翻 means 'to turn over / fold over'; 领 means 'collar'. So a 翻领 is literally a 'fold-over collar' — picture a polo or button-down shirt collar that flips down. The opposite is 立领 (stand-up collar, like a Mandarin/military collar).

Stroke Order

翻 fān

领 lǐng