How to Say ‘That looks great on you.’ in Traditional Chinese
那個穿在你身上很好看。
nà gè chuān zài nǐ shēn shàng hěn hǎo kàn
[nah guh chwahn dzai nee shun shahng huhn how-kahn]
💬 Usage Tip: [穿在你身上] literally means "worn on your body," and it's a very common way to say clothing looks good on someone. You can reuse the pattern with other items: [這件外套穿在你身上很好看。]
Phrase Breakdown
那個
nà gè
that
Refers to a specific item already being discussed.
那個很漂亮。
That one is very pretty.
Words in this phrase
那
nà
[nah]
that
Points to a specific item, such as a piece of clothing.
那個穿在你身上很好看。
That looks great on you.
個
gè
[guh]
classifier; measure word
General classifier used with many objects.
那個包包很漂亮。
That bag is very pretty.
穿在你身上
chuān zài nǐ shēn shàng
worn on you
Says the clothing looks good when you are wearing it.
這件衣服穿在你身上很好看。
This outfit looks very good on you.
Words in this phrase
穿
chuān
[chwahn]
wear; put on
Used here to talk about how clothing looks when worn.
這件衣服穿起來很舒服。
This piece of clothing feels very comfortable to wear.
在
zài
[dzai]
on; at; in
Here it links the action of wearing to the person’s body.
這件外套穿在你身上很好看。
This jacket looks great on you.
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
The person the clothing is being complimented on.
穿在你身上很適合。
Worn on you, it suits you very well.
身
shēn
[shun]
body
Part of the phrase 身上, meaning 'on someone’s body' or 'on someone.'
這個顏色在你身上很好看。
This color looks great on you.
上
shàng
[shahng]
on; upper part
In 身上, it helps mean 'on the body' or 'on you.'
這件衣服穿在你身上很自然。
This outfit looks very natural on you.
很好看
hěn hǎo kàn
looks very good
A direct compliment about appearance.
你今天很好看。
You look very good today.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[huhn]
very
Common intensifier used before descriptive words.
那件衣服很適合你。
That outfit suits you very well.
好看
hǎo kàn
[how-kahn]
good-looking; nice-looking
Describes something as looking attractive.
那個穿在你身上真的很好看。
That really looks great on you.
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