衣物 yī wù clothing / clothing and other personal items syn 短打扮 duǎn dǎ ban clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top) / to wear such clothing 切口 qiē kǒu incision / notch / slit / gash / margin of a page / trimmed edge (of a page in a book) syn 裂隙 liè xì gap / slit / crack / crevice / fracture syn 抹脖子 mǒ bó zi to slit one's own throat / to commit suicide syn 缝 縫 fèng seam / crack / narrow slit / CL:道[dao4] syn 豁 huō opening / stake all / sacrifice / crack / slit syn 衩 chà slit on either side of robe 踰 yú variant of 逾, to exceed / to transcend / to cross over / variant of 窬, slit in wall 劐 huō (coll.) to slit with a knife / (variant of 耠[huo1]) hoe / to loosen soil with a hoe syn 十字头螺刀 十字頭螺刀 shí zì tóu luó dāo Phillips screwdriver (i.e. with cross slit) 卯眼 mǎo yǎn mortise / slit syn 弦月窗 xián yuè chuāng a narrow slit window / a lunette 爿 pán classifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc / slit bamboo or chopped wood (dialect) 窄缝 窄縫 zhǎi fèng narrow gap / slit 缝子 縫子 fèng zi crack / chink / narrow slit / crevice syn 纵裂 縱裂 zòng liè lobe / longitudinal slit / vertical fracture 开高叉 開高叉 kāi gāo chā slit dress 鳃裂 鰓裂 sāi liè gill slit (in fish) 狭长掩壕 狹長掩壕 slit trench 龙宫贝 龍宮貝 lóng gōng bèi Rumphius's slit shell (Entemnotrochus rumphii), found in Japan and Taiwan 割腕 gē wàn to slit one's wrists 拉 lá to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash syn 服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:身[shen1] syn 流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable syn 服饰 服飾 fú shì apparel / clothing and personal adornment syn 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn 清凉 清涼 qīng liáng cool / refreshing / (of clothing) skimpy / revealing syn 脱下 脫下 tuō xià to take off (clothing) 衣衫 yī shān clothing / unlined garment syn 外衣 wài yī outer clothing / semblance / appearance syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 童装 童裝 tóng zhuāng children's clothing syn 制式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge syn 装束 裝束 zhuāng shù attire / clothing syn 制衣 zhì yī clothing manufacture 穿戴 chuān dài to dress / to be dressed / clothing / apparel syn 一丝不挂 一絲不掛 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom) / absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit syn 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs syn 裁缝 裁縫 cái féng to make an item of clothing / to tailor syn 荷包 hé bāo embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc / purse / pocket (in clothing) syn 撩起 liāo qǐ to raise / to lift up (curtains, clothing etc) 身长 身長 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) syn 皮草 pí cǎo fur clothing 衣裙 yī qún female clothing 行头 行頭 xíng tou a person's clothing / outfit / actor's costume syn 寒酸 hán suān wretched / poverty-stricken / unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) syn 混搭 hùn dā to mix and match (of clothing etc) 衣料 yī liào material for clothing syn 辎重 輜重 zī zhòng (military) supplies (munitions, rations, clothing etc) / equipment and supplies taken on an expedition / (fig.) burden syn 防护服 防護服 fáng hù fú protective clothing / hazmat suit 透视装 透視裝 tòu shì zhuāng see-through clothing 吃穿 chī chuān food and clothing 撩开 撩開 liāo kai to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something / to toss aside syn 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed syn 迷彩服 mí cǎi fú camouflage clothing 缝补 縫補 féng bǔ to darn (clothing) / to sew and mend syn 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom) / to live frugally syn 寒衣 hán yī winter clothing syn 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 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 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 工装裤 工裝褲 gōng zhuāng kù overalls (clothing) / coveralls 袭 襲 xí (bound form) to raid / to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern / to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding syn 瘦 shòu thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive syn 胎 tāi fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire syn 蠹 dù insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten syn 笥 sì square bamboo container for food or clothing 裥 襇 jiǎn (dialect) fold or pleat (in clothing) 裎 chěng an ancient type of clothing 褔 fú full up / classifier for items of clothing (old) 褔 fù full up / classifier for items of clothing (old) 布帛菽粟 bù bó shū sù cloth, silk, beans and grain / food and clothing / daily necessities 没吃没穿 沒吃沒穿 méi chī méi chuān to be without food or clothing (idiom) / to be very poor 饰钉 飾釘 shì dīng stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc) 褟 tā inner shirt / to sew onto clothing / see also 禢[Ta4] 中缝 中縫 zhōng fèng vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages / vertical line on the back of clothing syn 征衣 zhēng yī traveler's clothing / military uniform 征衫 zhēng shān traveler's clothing / by extension, traveler 拂动 拂動 fú dòng (of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently / to ruffle 搭扣 dā kòu a buckle or fastener for clothing that does not use a button and buttonhole (e.g. the buckle on metal wristwatches) 束衣 shù yī corset (clothing) 红妆 紅妝 hóng zhuāng splendid gay female clothing 缺衣少食 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing / destitute syn 高档服装 高檔服裝 gāo dàng fú zhuāng haute couture / high fashion clothing 返潮 fǎn cháo (of clothing, furniture, walls etc) to get damp (by absorbing moisture from the air or the ground) 国际纺织品和服装局 國際紡織品和服裝局 International Textiles and Clothing Bureau 纺织品和服装协定 紡織品和服裝協定 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 服装津贴 服裝津貼 clothing allowance 褾 biǎo cuff / border or edge (of clothing) / old variant of 裱[biao3] 激凸 jī tū protruding nipples or bulging penis (contours of intimate body parts visible through clothing) 老三色 lǎo sān sè the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue 鸡心领 雞心領 jī xīn lǐng (of clothing) V-neck 实穿 實穿 shí chuān (of an item of clothing) practical 优衣库 優衣庫 yōu yī kù Uniqlo, Japanese clothing brand 被服 bèi fú bedding and clothing 悉悉索索 xī xī suǒ suǒ (onom.) rustling sound (of clothing, leaves, snow etc) / faint noises 