niǔ kòu
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Chinese dictionary
Show pinyin

  • n.button

    • mǎi niǔ kòu

      纽扣

      buy a button

    • jiě kāi niǔ kòu

      解开纽扣

      undo a button

    • kòu niǔ kòu

      纽扣

      fasten a button

    • tā de yī fu yǒu sān gè niǔ kòu méi kòu

      衣服纽扣

      Her dress had three buttons undone.

    • tā de chèn shān zài méi niǔ kòu de dì fang chǎng kāi le

      衬衫纽扣地方敞开

      His shirt gaped open where the button had come off.

Word usage

  • Note
    "纽扣" cannot be written as "钮扣".
  • "纽扣" is often matched with measure word "枚"or"粒"or"个".
    • 纽扣

      one button

    • 纽扣

      one grain of button

    • 纽扣

      one button

Chinese words with pinyin niǔ kou