Western-style suit; Western binding
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
Western-style suit; Western clothes
Refers to Western-style clothing as opposed to traditional Chinese dress (such as the Chinese tunic suit or Hanfu).
Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
chuān穿
le了
yī一
tào套
bǐ笔
tǐng挺
de的
yáng洋
zhuāng装
。
He wore a neat Western-style suit today.
Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
yáng洋
zhuāng装
kuǎn款
shì式
hěn很
shí时
shàng尚
。
The Western suit styles in this store are very fashionable.
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Tā她
gèng更
xǐ喜
huan欢
chuān穿
yáng洋
zhuāng装
ér而
bù不
shì是
qí旗
páo袍
。
She prefers wearing Western-style clothes rather than qipao.
adjective
Western-style binding (with thread hidden inside the cover)
technicalAttributive word used to describe books bound in Western style, as opposed to traditional Chinese thread binding (线装) where the thread is visible.
Zhè这
běn本
yáng洋
zhuāng装
shū书
bǐ比
xiàn线
zhuāng装
shū书
gèng更
jiē结
shi实
。
This Western-bound book is sturdier than thread-bound ones.
Tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
lǐ里
shōu收
cáng藏
le了
bù不
shǎo少
mín民
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
yáng洋
zhuāng装
shū书
。
The library has collected quite a few Western-bound books from the Republican era.