fú zhuāng
dress; clothing; costume
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我需要买一件新的服装。
wǒ xūyào mǎi yī jiàn xīn de fúzhuang.
I need to buy a new piece of clothing.
这件服装很漂亮。
zhè jiàn fúzhuang hěn piàoliang.
This piece of clothing is very pretty.
我穿这件服装去上班。
wǒ chuān zhè jiàn fúzhuang qù shàngbān.
I wear this piece of clothing to work.
衣裳 (yī cháng)
clothes
服饰 (fú shì)
clothing
便服 (biàn fú)
casual clothes
裸体 (luǒ tǐ)
naked
The Chinese word 服装 (fúzhuāng) for "clothing" is composed of two characters: 服 (fú) and 装 (zhuāng). The character 服 originally meant "to cover" or "to wear", and was later extended to mean "clothing" or "dress". The character 装 originally meant "to load" or "to fill", and was later extended to mean "to dress up" or "to decorate". Thus, the compound word 服装 literally means "to cover and decorate the body", which is a fitting description for clothing.It's worth noting that the word 服装 is relatively new in the Chinese language, dating back only to the early 20th century. Before that, the word 衣裳 (yīshàng) was more commonly used to refer to clothing. However, 服装 has gradually replaced 衣裳 as the preferred term, and is now the standard word for "clothing" in modern Chinese.
