👕 Getting dressed

Unit 5 · Daily life & the body (HSK 2) · 7 min

穿 chuān = wear (clothes, shoes). Clothes take 件 jiàn: 一件衣服. 今天冷，多穿一件吧 "It's cold today, wear an extra layer."

Words in this lesson

• 穿 (chuān) — to wear; to put on
• 件 (jiàn) — measure word for clothes, matters
• 新 (xīn) — new
• 旧 (jiù) — old (things)
• 衣服 (yī fu) — clothes
• 吧 (ba) — (suggestion particle)

Project: Write in Chinese three items you will wear tomorrow.