With Mrs Mildly-Angry Carrot-Face Handy Measure Words 件 & 条 - Clothes
I, Mrs Mildly-Angry Carrot-Face will teach you about measure words. (They go in front of nouns, but I’m sure you know that.)
It goes like this: Number + measure word + noun. In English you say, “one shirt,” but in Chinese we would say “one + measure word + shirt.”
Our first measure word is for clothes worn on the top half of the body or on the whole body, and it is…
件
One shirt 一件衬衫
两件外套 Two coats
三件毛衣 Three sweaters
Our next measure word is for clothes worn on the bottom half of the body, and it is…
条
四条裤子 Four pairs of trousers
五条裙子 Five skirts