钮扣 (niǔ kòu) — button (variant of 纽扣)

Definition

Standard word for a clothing 'button'. Used with measure word 颗 (kē); pair with 扣 (kòu) for 'to button' as in 把…扣好.

noun

button (variant of 纽扣)

Measure word · 颗

钮扣，。
Wǒ de niǔ kòu diào le, xū yào fèng yí xià.
My button fell off; I need to sew it on.
钮扣。
Zhè jiàn yī fu shàng yǒu sān kē niǔ kòu.
This shirt has three buttons.
钮扣。
Tā bāng wǒ bǎ niǔ kòu kòu hǎo le.
He helped me button it up.

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