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扣子

kòu zi · kou zi

Traditional 釦子

Meaning

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The button in the pocket

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)外套(wàitào)少(shǎo)了(le)一个(yīgè)扣子(kòuzi)！

    Your coat is missing a button!

  2. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)掉(diào)的(de)？

    What? When did it fall off?

  3. Liangliang

    可能(kěnéng)在(zài)路上(lùshang)，我们(wǒmen)回去(huíqu)找找(zhǎozhǎo)吧(ba)。

    Maybe on the road. Let us go back and look.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，一个(yīgè)扣子(kòuzi)，我们(wǒmen)找(zhǎo)了(le)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    OK. We looked for one button for half an hour.

  5. Liangliang

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！在(zài)你的(nǐde)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)。

    Found it! It is in your pocket.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)的(de)衬(chèn)衫(shān)没(méi)系(jì)上(shàng)扣(kòu)子(zi)。

Your shirt is unbuttoned.

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02

这(zhè)颗(kē)扣(kòu)子(zi)松(sōng)了(le)，我(wǒ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)缝(féng)紧(jǐn)。

This button is loose; I'll sew it tight for you.

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