袖子

xiùzi

noun #8,524

Measure Word

一只袖子 zhī

Meanings

1 sleeve (of a garment)

Characters

Sleeve + noun suffix — the sleeve of a garment.

Examples

他卷起袖子开始干活。

Tā juǎnqǐ xiùzi kāishǐ gànhuó.

He rolled up his sleeves and started working.

这件衣服的袖子太长了。

Zhè jiàn yīfu de xiùzi tài cháng le.

The sleeves of this shirt are too long.

她不小心把袖子弄湿了。

Tā bù xiǎoxīn bǎ xiùzi nòng shī le.

She accidentally got her sleeve wet.

Tips

usage

Types of sleeves: 长袖 (chángxiù, long sleeve), 短袖 (duǎnxiù, short sleeve), 无袖 (wúxiù, sleeveless). The idiom 两袖清风 (liǎng xiù qīngfēng, 'two sleeves of clean wind') describes an honest official who takes no bribes.

Stroke Order

袖 xiù

子 zǐ