kòu zi

扣 子

Level:

NPCR6

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1
n.button; press stud; snap fastener; clasp; buckle
- dīng kòu zi
  钉扣子
  sew a button
- diào le liǎng gè kòu zi
  掉了两个扣子
  lose two buttons
- bǎ dà yī kòu zi quán kòu hǎo
  把大衣扣子全扣好
  fasten all the buttons on the coat
synonym
niǔ kòu纽扣
2
n.knot; tach; hasp
- jiāng shéng zi dǎ gè kòu zi
  将绳子打个扣子
  tie a knot in a rope
synonym
gē da疙瘩 niǔ zi纽子
3
n.metaa sudden break in a story (to create suspense); abrupt break in a story to create suspense
- zhè r lái le gè kòu zi
  这儿来了个扣子。
  Here come to a climax.

common measure word
"扣子" is often matched with measure word "个"or"粒".
- 一个扣子
  one button
- 一粒扣子
  one grain of button

扣子