kù zi
trousers
我穿了一条蓝色的裤子。
wǒ chuān le yī tiáo lán sè de kù zi.
I wore a pair of blue pants.
他穿了一条黑色的裤子。
tā chuān le yī tiáo hēi sè de kù zi.
He wore a pair of black pants.
她穿了一条白色的裤子。
tā chuān le yī tiáo bái sè de kù zi.
She wore a pair of white pants.
裤 (kù)
trousers
裤衩 (kùchǎ)
shorts
裙子 (qúnzi)
skirt
短裤 (duǎnkù)
shorts
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The Chinese word 裤子 (kùzi) for "pants" has an interesting etymology. It is composed of two characters: 裤 (kù), which originally meant "trousers" or "breeches", and 子 (zi), which is a diminutive suffix. The character 裤 is believed to have originated from the word 袴 (kù), which was used in ancient China to refer to a type of loose-fitting trousers worn by men. Over time, the pronunciation of 袴 changed to 裤, and the character 子 was added to form the modern word 裤子. The addition of the diminutive suffix 子 suggests that 裤子 refers to a smaller or more specific type of trousers, possibly distinguishing it from other types of pants or garments.
