Chinese verb · action · first needed at elementary level (A2)
穿
chuān
to wear, to put on
For clothes and shoes ( (chuān yīfu), (chuān xié)); hats, glasses and watches take (dài). For what someone is wearing now, add 着 (zhe): (tā chuānzhe hóng qúnzi), she's wearing a red skirt.
Speed:
Basic
基本
What someone usually wears.
| affirmative | 她常常穿裙子。Tā chángcháng chuān qúnzi. | |
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| negative | 她不穿裙子。Tā bù chuān qúnzi. | |
| question | 你穿多大的鞋？Nǐ chuān duō dà de xié? |
Completed
了
/ : whether someone put it on.
| affirmative | 我穿了一件大衣。Wǒ chuānle yí jiàn dàyī. | |
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| negative | 他没穿外套。Tā méi chuān wàitào. | |
| question | 你穿外套了吗？Nǐ chuān wàitào le ma? |
Experience
过
(chuānguo): have worn something before.
| affirmative | 我穿过旗袍。Wǒ chuānguo qípáo. | |
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| negative | 我没穿过旗袍。Wǒ méi chuānguo qípáo. | |
| question | 你穿过旗袍吗？Nǐ chuānguo qípáo ma? |
Future and intention
要 / 会
What someone is going to wear.
| affirmative | 明天我要穿西装。Míngtiān wǒ yào chuān xīzhuāng. | |
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| negative | 明天我不穿西装。Míngtiān wǒ bù chuān xīzhuāng. | |
| question | 明天你穿什么？Míngtiān nǐ chuān shénme? |
Result
结果补语
(chuānhǎo): dressed and ready. : too small to get into.
| affirmative | 我穿好了。Wǒ chuānhǎo le. | |
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| negative | 我还没穿好。Wǒ hái méi chuānhǎo. | |
| question | 你穿好了吗？Nǐ chuānhǎo le ma? | |
| can't | 这条裤子太小，我穿不下。Zhè tiáo kùzi tài xiǎo, wǒ chuān bu xià. |
Examples
- 今天很冷，多穿一点儿衣服。Jīntiān hěn lěng, duō chuān yìdiǎnr yīfu.It's cold today, put on some more clothes.
- 她穿着一条红裙子。Tā chuānzhe yì tiáo hóng qúnzi.She's wearing a red skirt.
- 这件衣服你穿很好看。Zhè jiàn yīfu nǐ chuān hěn hǎokàn.This looks great on you.