Pillow in Chinese
pillow · HSK 6
枕头
- 枕 pillow
- 头 head
Counted with 个: 一个枕头
这个枕头太高了，我睡不好。 This pillow is too high; I can't sleep well.
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How do you say pillow in Chinese?
Pillow in Chinese is 枕头 (zhěn tou).
Which word should I use?
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