手 shǒu hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] syn 客气 客氣 kè qi polite / courteous / formal / modest syn 正式 zhèng shì formal / official syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 尊敬 zūn jìng to respect / to revere / to esteem / honorable / distinguished (used on formal occasions before a term of address) syn 文 wén language / culture / writing / formal / literary / gentle / (old) classifier for coins / Kangxi radical 67 syn 服 fú clothes / dress / garment / to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc) / to obey / to be convinced (by an argument) / to convince / to admire / to acclimatize / to take (medicine) / mourning clothes / to wear mourning clothes syn 打扮 dǎ ban to decorate / to dress / to make up / to adorn / manner of dressing / style of dress syn 服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:身[shen1] syn 光临 光臨 guāng lín (formal) to honor with one's presence / to attend syn 广播 廣播 guǎng bō broadcast / CL:個|个[ge4] / broadcasting / to broadcast / (formal) to propagate / to publicize syn 穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó attire / clothes / dress syn 礼服 禮服 lǐ fú ceremonial robe / formal attire (dinner suit, evening gown etc) syn 婚纱 婚紗 hūn shā wedding dress / CL:身[shen1] 前来 前來 qián lái to come (formal) / before / previously 彩排 cǎi pái dress rehearsal / to have a dress rehearsal syn 装扮 裝扮 zhuāng bàn to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to disguise oneself syn 少见 少見 shǎo jiàn rare / seldom seen / (formal) it's a rare pleasure to see you syn 大名 dà míng famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo syn 晚礼服 晚禮服 wǎn lǐ fú evening dress 着装 著裝 zhuó zhuāng to dress / dress / clothes / outfit syn 聚餐 jù cān communal meal / formal dinner of club or group syn 穿戴 chuān dài to dress / to be dressed / clothing / apparel syn 修饰 修飾 xiū shì to decorate / to adorn / to dress up / to polish (a written piece) / to qualify or modify (grammar) syn 装潢 裝潢 zhuāng huáng to mount (a picture) / to dress / to adorn / decoration / packaging syn 连衣裙 連衣裙 lián yī qún a one-piece dress syn 礼帽 禮帽 lǐ mào hat that goes with formal dress / top hat 装点 裝點 zhuāng diǎn to decorate / to dress up / to deck syn 莅临 蒞臨 lì lín to arrive (esp. of notable person) / to visit (more formal than 光臨|光临[guang1 lin2]) syn 拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to meet one's senior or superior syn 见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest syn 便装 便裝 biàn zhuāng casual dress syn 对不住 對不住 duì bu zhù to let sb down / to be unfair / I'm sorry / pardon me (formal) syn 看齐 看齊 kàn qí to follow sb's example / to emulate / (of troops etc) to dress (come into alignment for parade formation) syn 洋装 洋裝 yáng zhuāng Western-style dress syn 便服 biàn fú everyday clothes / informal dress / civilian clothes syn 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 梳妆 梳妝 shū zhuāng to dress and groom oneself syn 条目 條目 tiáo mù clauses and sub-clauses (in formal document) / entry (in a dictionary, encyclopedia etc) syn 正方 zhèng fāng the side in favor of the proposition (in a formal debate) syn 呈交 chéng jiāo (formal and deferential) to present / to submit syn 仕途 shì tú official career (formal) syn 奇装异服 奇裝異服 qí zhuāng yì fú bizarre dress 不修边幅 不修邊幅 bù xiū biān fú not care about one's appearance (idiom) / slovenly in dress and manner syn 哭丧 哭喪 kū sāng to wail at a funeral / formal wailing while offering sacrifice to the departed syn 滚边 滾邊 gǔn biān (of a dress etc) border, edging syn 学名 學名 xué míng scientific name / Latin name (of plant or animal) / (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students 卸妆 卸妝 xiè zhuāng to remove makeup / (old) to take off formal dress and ornaments syn 披挂 披掛 pī guà to put on a suit of armor / to put on dress / to wear syn 老妪 老嫗 lǎo yù old woman (formal writing) syn 照准 照準 zhào zhǔn request granted (formal usage in old document) / to aim (gun) syn 旗袍 qí páo Chinese-style dress / cheongsam 长衫 長衫 cháng shān long gown / cheongsam / traditional Asian dress for men or (in Hong Kong) women's qipao syn 名目 míng mù name / designation / item / rubric / (formal usage) fame syn 须眉 鬚眉 xū méi man or men (formal) syn 交杯酒 jiāo bēi jiǔ formal exchange of cups of wine between bride and groom as traditional wedding ceremony 行文 xíng wén writing style (formal) / to send an official written communication syn 中装 中裝 zhōng zhuāng Chinese dress syn 绮罗 綺羅 qǐ luó beautiful silk fabrics / person in beautiful silk dress 拜别 拜別 bài bié (formal) to take leave of sb / to bid farewell syn 得罪 dé zuì to commit an offense / to violate the law / excuse me! (formal) / see also 得罪[de2 zui5] syn 所幸 suǒ xìng fortunately (formal writing) 低胸 dī xiōng low-cut (dress) / plunging (neckline) 御史 yù shǐ imperial censor (formal title of a dynastic official) 韩服 韓服 hán fú hanbok (traditional Korean dress) 务请 務請 wù qǐng please (formal) 华诞 華誕 huá dàn (formal) birthday / anniversary of the founding of an organization syn 革履 gé lǚ leather (shoes) / fig. Western dress syn 笙歌 shēng gē music and song (formal writing) 浓妆 濃妝 nóng zhuāng heavy makeup and gaudy dress 穿着打扮 穿著打扮 chuān zhuó dǎ bàn style of dress / one's appearance 汉服 漢服 hàn fú traditional Han Chinese dress 玉成 yù chéng please help achieve something (formal) syn 拜谒 拜謁 bài yè to pay a formal visit / to call to pay respects / to pay homage (at a monument, mausoleum etc) syn 龙袍 龍袍 lóng páo dragon robe / emperor's court dress 整队 整隊 zhěng duì to dress (troops) / to line up (to arrange in a straight line) 男扮女装 男扮女裝 nán bàn nǚ zhuāng (of a man) to dress as a woman (idiom) 大头照 大頭照 dà tóu zhào head-and-shoulders photo (esp. a formal one used in a passport, ID card etc) 朝服 cháo fú court dress in former times syn 切腹 qiē fù harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling 免礼 免禮 miǎn lǐ (formal) you may dispense with curtseying 雅乐 雅樂 yǎ yuè formal ceremonial music of each succeeding Chinese dynasty starting with the Zhou / Korean a'ak / Japanese gagaku 穿 chuān to wear / to put on / to dress / to bore through / to pierce / to perforate / to penetrate / to pass through / to thread syn 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 枚 méi classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個|个[ge4]) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy syn 衣 yì to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes) syn 扮 bàn to disguise oneself as / to dress up / to play (a role) / to put on (an expression) syn 靓 靚 jìng to make up (one's face) / to dress / (of one's dress) beautiful 试演 試演 shì yǎn audition / dress rehearsal / preview (of a theatrical performance) / dummy run syn 谨 謹 jǐn cautious / careful / solemnly / sincerely (formal) syn 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress) / to cut / to trim / to reduce / to diminish / to cut back (e.g. on staff) / decision / judgment syn 褶 xí (arch.) court dress syn 祺 qí auspicious / propitious / good luck / felicity / euphoria / used for 旗, e.g. in 旗袍, long Chinese dress syn 扮装 扮裝 bàn zhuāng to dress up and make up (like an actor) syn 怙 hù to rely on / father (formal) syn 时装鞋 時裝鞋 shí zhuāng xié dress shoes 缟素 縞素 gǎo sù white silk mourning dress syn 妆饰 妝飾 zhuāng shì to dress up syn 怨偶 yuàn ǒu an unhappy couple (formal writing) 