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The Chinese word 夹克 is formed through phonetic transliteration from the English word "jacket". The character 夹 (jiā) approximates the sound "jack", and 克 (kè) approximates "ket", combining to replicate the pronunciation of the foreign term.

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他穿了一件夹克

Tā chuān le yī jiàn jiákè.

He is wearing a jacket.

我的夹克是蓝色的。

Wǒ de jiákè shì lán sè de.

My jacket is blue.

今天天气冷,我穿了夹克

Jīntiān tiānqì lěng, wǒ chuān le jiákè.

The weather is cold today, so I wore a jacket.

他脱掉夹克,挂在衣架上。

Tā tuō diào jiákè, guà zài yījià shàng.

He took off his jacket and hung it on the coat rack.

这件夹克虽然旧了,但还是很暖和。

Zhè jiàn jiákè suīrán jiù le, dàn háishì hěn nuǎnhuo.

Although this jacket is old, it is still very warm.

Word Definition - 夹克

jiā kè (loanword) jacket; also pr. [jiá kè]