What 纽扣儿 means
- button
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What does 纽扣儿 mean in English?
纽扣儿 is pronounced niǔkòur and means button.
How do you pronounce 纽扣儿?
纽扣儿 is niǔkòur in pinyin — written niukour without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 纽扣儿?
纽扣儿 is written with 3 characters: 纽 (niǔ) Button (to turn), 扣 (kòu) Fasten (button - arrest - deduct), 儿 (ér) Son. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 纽扣儿 written in traditional Chinese?
紐扣兒. The simplified form 纽扣儿 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 紐扣兒 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced niǔkòur.
Is 纽扣儿 an HSK word?
Yes — 纽扣儿 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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