牛仔

niúzǎi
noun #2,832

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 cowboy
  2. 2 jeans (short for 牛仔裤)

Examples

Tā chuān le yī tiáo niúzǎikù.
He wore a pair of jeans.
Niúzǎi qízhe mǎ chuānguò cǎoyuán.
The cowboy rode a horse across the prairie.
Wǒ xǐhuān chuān niúzǎi wàitào.
I like wearing denim jackets.

Tips

usage
牛仔 means 'cowboy' literally, but in daily life it most often refers to denim/jeans: 牛仔裤 (jeans), 牛仔外套 (denim jacket).
memory
(cow) + (young one/boy) = cowboy. Picture a young boy herding cattle.

Stroke Order

niú
zǎi