button
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
button; a small fastening device for clothing
dialectA dialectal or less formal term for 纽扣 (niǔkòu). Primarily used in certain northern regions.
Zhè这
jiàn件
chèn衬
shān衫
de的
niǔ纽
zi子
diào掉
le了
。
A button has fallen off this shirt.
Tā他
dī低
tóu头
féng缝
kòu扣
zi子
shí时
，
bǎ把
nà那
kē颗
xiǎo小
niǔ纽
zi子
nòng弄
diū丢
le了
。
While sewing on buttons with his head down, he lost that little button.
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Nǎi奶
nai奶
zuò做
de的
mián棉
ǎo袄
，
yòng用
de的
dōu都
shì是
bù布
zuò做
de的
niǔ纽
zi子
。
The cotton-padded jacket grandma made uses cloth-covered buttons.