纽
扣

Button in Chinese: 纽扣 (niǔ kòu)

niǔ kòu

button

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 紐扣1 example sentence

Definitions

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纽
扣

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧㄡˇ

niǔ

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄎㄡˋ

kòu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

纽扣

Simplified

紐扣

Traditional

Example sentences

See 纽扣 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我的衬衫掉了一颗纽扣。

    wǒ de chèn shān diào le yì kē niǔ kòu。

    A button fell off my shirt.

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Related words

扣

kòu

to fasten

回扣

huí kòu

brokerage

扣除

kòu chú

to deduct

扣留

kòu liú

to detain

扣押

kòu yā

to detain

纽带

niǔ dài

tie

枢纽

shū niǔ

hub (e.g. of traffic network)

折扣

zhé kòu

discount

扣人心弦

kòu rén xīn xián

to excite

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