# 纽扣 (niǔkòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 纽扣 (niǔkòu) means “button (on clothing)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: button (on clothing)
- Pinyin: niǔkòu (niu3 kou4)
- Traditional: 紐扣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 衬衫上掉了一颗纽扣。
  Chènshān shàng diàole yì kē niǔkòu.
  A button fell off the shirt.

## Characters

- 纽 (niǔ): to turn; to wrench
- [扣](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-button/) (kòu): to button; to deduct

https://hanziro.com/word/niu-kou-button/

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