文胸

wénxiōng

noun

Measure Word

一件文胸 jiàn

Meanings

1 bra

Characters

refined (euphemistic)

Examples

这件文胸有点小。

Zhè jiàn wénxiōng yǒudiǎn xiǎo.

This bra is a bit small.

她买了几件运动文胸。

Tā mǎi le jǐ jiàn yùndòng wénxiōng.

She bought a few sports bras.

Tips

usage

Mainland-standard written term, from 胸罩 → 文胸. Colloquially people also say 胸罩 (xiōngzhào) or the English loanword 内衣 (generic: underwear). Sports bra = 运动文胸 or 运动内衣.

Stroke Order

文 wén

胸 xiōng