jiàn

clothing classifier

FromLesson 10inHardcore Chinese

Usages of jiàn

你nǐ　觉得juéde　他tā　这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　怎么样zěnmeyàng？　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　合适héshì。nǐ juéde tā zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng? kànqǐlái tèbié héshì.

What do you think of his clothes? They look especially suitable.

她tā　买mǎi　了le　一yí　件jiàn　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu。tā mǎi le yí jiàn hóngsè de yīfu.

She bought a red piece of clothing.

这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　洗起来xǐqǐlái　很hěn　简单jiǎndān。zhè jiàn yīfu xǐqǐlái hěn jiǎndān.

This piece of clothing is easy to wash.

我Wǒ　昨天zuótiān　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　下单xiàdān　买mǎi　了le　一件yíjiàn　衣服yīfu，　今天jīntiān　就jiù　收到shōudào　了le。Wǒ zuótiān zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān mǎi le yíjiàn yīfu, jīntiān jiù shōudào le.

Yesterday I placed an order for a piece of clothing on a website, and it arrived today.

这件zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　比bǐ　那nà　件jiàn　更gèng　合适héshì。zhèjiàn yīfu bǐ nà jiàn gèng héshì.

This piece of clothing is more suitable than that one.

你nǐ　先xiān　试试shìshi　这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　吧ba。nǐ xiān shìshi zhè jiàn yīfu ba.

Try on this piece of clothing first.

这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　不bú　太tài　合身héshēn，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　换huàn　一yí　件jiàn　大dà　一点儿yìdiǎnr　的de。zhè jiàn yīfu bú tài héshēn, wǒ xiǎng huàn yí jiàn dà yìdiǎnr de.

This piece of clothing doesn’t fit very well; I want to change it for a slightly bigger one.

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