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围巾

wéi jīn

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 level 5 2-character word Traditional 圍巾 Measure word 条

围巾 (wéi jīn) means "scarf". It is an HSK 3.0 level 5 word, and was HSK 5 in the old six-level list.

What 围巾 means

1. scarf
2. shawl

The characters in 围巾

• 围wéito encircle; to surround; all around
• 巾jīntowel; general purpose cloth; women's headcovering (old)

Example sentences

• 你为什幺戴那条围巾？
  Why are you wearing that scarf?
• 你不喜欢我的黄围巾吗？
  Nǐ bù xǐhuan wǒ de huáng wéijīn ma?
  Don't you like my yellow scarf?
• 这条围巾摸起来又软又滑。
  Zhè tiáo wéijīn mō qǐlai yòu ruǎn yòu huá.
  This scarf feels soft and smooth.
• 你咳嗽了，最好带一条围巾。
  You're coughing, better bring a scarf.
• 汤姆在哪儿买的那个围巾呀？
  Where did Tom buy that scarf?
• 汤姆想说服玛丽给他织一条围巾。
  Tom tried to convince Mary to knit him a scarf.

Where 围巾 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Clothing & Accessories (HSK 5), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read wéi jīn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.