枕套

zhěntào
noun #39,171

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 pillowcase
  2. 2 pillow cover

Examples

Zhěntào yí ge lǐbài yào huànxǐ yí cì.
Pillowcases should be changed and washed once a week.
Tā mǎi le yí duì chúnmián zhěntào.
She bought a pair of pure cotton pillowcases.

Tips

usage
Bedding vocabulary: 枕头 (zhěntou) = pillow itself; 枕套 = pillowcase; 床单 (chuángdān) = bedsheet; 被子 (bèizi) = comforter/duvet; 被套 (bèitào) = duvet cover. The (tào, cover/sheath) suffix consistently marks the removable washable layer.

Stroke Order

zhěn
tào