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day 36clothes and looks

unit 5 · home and community

    clothes and looks

    Talk about clothes, jewellery, hair and washing, list things casually with 什么A的B的, and extend formal thanks with 向……致以…….

    today’s words

    • 穿着 chuānzhuó · dress, attire, way of dressing
    • 衣裳 yīshang · clothes
    • 服饰 fúshì · clothing and accessories, costume
    • 时装 shízhuāng · fashion, latest clothes
    • 时髦 shímáo · fashionable, trendy
    • 新潮 xīncháo · trendy, new-wave
    • 礼服 lǐfú · formal dress, evening gown, suit
    • 制服 zhìfú · uniform
    • 靴子 xuēzi · boots
    • 拉链 lāliàn · zip, zipper
    • 纽扣 niǔkòu · button
    • 兜 dōu · pocket; to wrap up; to go round
    • 手帕 shǒupà · handkerchief
    • 首饰 shǒushì · jewellery
    • 钻石 zuànshí · diamond
    • 佩戴 pèidài · to wear (badges, jewellery)
    • 装扮 zhuāngbàn · to dress up; get-up
    • 发型 fàxíng · hairstyle, haircut
    • 梳 shū · to comb; to sort out
    • 梳子 shūzi · comb
    • 剃 tì · to shave
    • 裁 cái · to cut (cloth, paper); to cut back
    • 裁缝 cáifeng · tailor
    • 缝 féng · to sew, stitch
    • 缝 fèng · seam, crack, gap
    • 编织 biānzhī · to knit, weave
    • 织 zhī · to knit, weave
    • 纱 shā · gauze, fine yarn
    • 丝 sī · silk; thread, a tiny bit
    • 皮革 pígé · leather
    • 熨 yùn · to iron, press
    • 洗涤 xǐdí · to wash (formal)
    • 肥皂 féizào · soap
    • 扫除 sǎochú · to clean up; to sweep away
    • 扫帚 sàozhou · broom
    • 致 zhì · to extend, send (greetings); to cause

    sentences

    • 她的穿着总是那么得体。 · She always dresses so appropriately.
    • 这件礼服是裁缝一针一针缝出来的。 · This gown was sewn stitch by stitch by a tailor.
    • 她的房间里什么时装的、首饰的,多得要命。 · Her room is crammed with fashion, jewellery, the lot.
    • 打扫卫生,得准备什么扫帚的、肥皂的。 · For the cleaning, you need things like a broom and soap.
    • 掉了个纽扣,没什么好着急的。 · It’s just a button: nothing to get worked up about.