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扣 kòu

to fasten

Strokes
6
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌口 ⿰扌口

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  1. 请把衣服的扣子扣好。
    Qǐng bǎ yīfu de kòuzi kòu hǎo.
    Please fasten the buttons of your clothes properly.
    please (marker) clothes (particle) button fasten well
  2. 这件衣服的扣子是不是掉了？
    Zhè jiàn yīfu de kòuzi shì bu shì diàole?
    Did the button on this piece of clothing fall off?
    this (measure) clothes (particle) button be not be fall-(particle) (question)
  3. 出门前记得把外套扣好。
    Chūmén qián jìde bǎ wàitào kòu hǎo.
    Before going out, remember to button up your coat.
    go-out before remember (marker) coat fasten well
  4. 这件衬衫没有扣子，是套头穿的。
    Zhè jiàn chènshān méiyǒu kòuzi, shì tàotóu chuān de.
    This shirt doesn't have buttons; it's a pullover.
    this (measure) shirt not-have button, be pull-over-head wear (particle)
  5. 在寒冷的冬天，他总是把大衣的扣子都扣上。
    Zài hánlěng de dōngtiān, tā zǒngshì bǎ dàyī de kòuzi dōu kòu shàng.
    In the cold winter, he always fastens all the buttons of his overcoat.
    at cold (particle) winter, he always (marker) overcoat (particle) button all fasten up

Words with 扣 (2)