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chuān

穿chuānchuān
to wear
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Usages of chuān

她Tā　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu。Tā xǐhuan chuān hóngsè de yīfu.
She likes to wear red clothes.
他Tā　今天jīntiān　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu，　在zài　公司gōngsī　很hěn　合适héshì。Tā jīntiān chuān lánsè de yīfu, zài gōngsī hěn héshì.
He’s wearing blue clothes today, which are very appropriate at the company.
他Tā　觉得juéde　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　比bǐ　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu　更gèng　合适héshì。Tā juéde chuān lánsè de yīfu bǐ chuān hóngsè de yīfu gèng héshì.
He thinks wearing blue clothes is more suitable than wearing red ones.
你Nǐ　上班shàngbān　得děi　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　吗ma？Nǐ shàngbān děi chuān lánsè de yīfu ma?
Do you have to wear blue clothes to work?
天气tiānqì　很hěn　冷lěng，　你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　多duō　穿chuān　一些yìxiē　衣服yīfu。tiānqì hěn lěng, nǐ zuìhǎo duō chuān yìxiē yīfu.
The weather is very cold; you’d better wear some more clothes.
今jīn天tiān　她tā　穿chuān　了le　一yì条tiáo　蓝色lánsè　的de　裙子qúnzi，　看起来kànqǐlái　很hěn　漂亮piàoliang。jīntiān tā chuān le yìtiáo lánsè de qúnzi, kànqǐlái hěn piàoliang.
Today she is wearing a blue skirt; she looks very pretty.
他tā　上班shàngbān　的de　时候shíhou　一般yìbān　穿chuān　黑色hēisè　裤子kùzi　和hé　白色báisè　衣服yīfu。tā shàngbān de shíhou yìbān chuān hēisè kùzi hé báisè yīfu.
When he goes to work he usually wears black pants and a white top.
她tā　买mǎi　了le　一yì双shuāng　新xīn　运动鞋yùndòngxié，　说shuō　在zài　公园gōngyuán　跑步pǎobù　的de　时候shíhou　比bǐ　穿chuān　平时píngshí　的de　鞋子xiézi　舒服shūfu　多duō。tā mǎi le yìshuāng xīn yùndòngxié, shuō zài gōngyuán pǎobù de shíhou bǐ chuān píngshí de xiézi shūfu duō.
She bought a pair of new sneakers, saying that running in the park in them is much more comfortable than wearing her usual shoes.
周末zhōumò　她tā　不bù　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　裙子qúnzi，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　舒服shūfu　的de　裤子kùzi　和hé　运动鞋yùndòngxié。zhōumò tā bù xǐhuan chuān qúnzi, gèng xǐhuan chuān shūfu de kùzi hé yùndòngxié.
On weekends she doesn’t like wearing skirts; she prefers comfortable pants and sneakers.
这件Zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　的de　尺码chǐmǎ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　小xiǎo，　我wǒ　穿chuān　的de　时候shíhou　觉得juéde　不bú　太tài　合身héshēn。Zhèjiàn yīfu de chǐmǎ yǒudiǎnr xiǎo, wǒ chuān de shíhou juéde bú tài héshēn.
The size of this piece of clothing is a bit small; when I wear it, it doesn’t fit very well.
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