丝袜

絲襪
sīwà
noun #24,926

Measure Word

丝袜 shuāng

Meanings

  1. 1 stockings
  2. 2 pantyhose
  3. 3 silk stockings
  4. 4 nylon stockings

Examples

Tā chuān le yī shuāng hēisè sīwà dāpèi duǎnqún.
She wore a pair of black stockings paired with a short skirt.
Sīwà hěn róngyì gōu sī, yào xiǎoxīn.
Stockings snag easily — be careful.

Tips

memory
(silk/thread) + (socks/stockings) = 'silk socks.' Though modern stockings are usually nylon or elastane rather than actual silk, the name 丝袜 retains the original material reference. (to snag/run) is the common term for when stockings get a run in them.

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