服 装 fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:身[shen1] 装 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 衣 物 yī wù clothing / clothing and other personal items 衣 衫 yī shān clothing / unlined garment 穿 衣 chuān yī to wear clothes / clothing 装 束 zhuāng shù attire / clothing 穿 戴 chuān dài to dress / clothing 流 行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable 服 饰 fú shì apparel / clothing and personal adornment 线 条 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) 外 衣 wài yī outer clothing / semblance / appearance 童 装 tóng zhuāng children's clothing 布 衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people 皮 毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge 制 衣 zhì yī clothing manufacture 一 丝 不 挂 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom) / absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit 衣 食 住 行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs 裁 缝 cái féng to make an item of clothing / to tailor 撩 起 liāo qǐ to raise / to lift up (curtains, clothing etc) 身 长 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) 皮 草 pí cǎo fur clothing 和 服 hé fú kimono / Japanese: traditional national clothing, as opposed to Western clothing 洋服 衣 裙 yī qún female clothing 行 头 xíng tou a person's clothing / outfit / actor's costume 寒 酸 hán suān wretched / poverty-stricken / unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) 混 搭 hùn dā to mix and match (of clothing etc) 衣 料 yī liào material for clothing 省 吃 俭 用 shěng chī jiǎn yòng to live frugally / to economize on food and clothing / to scrimp and save 防 护 服 fáng hù fú protective clothing / hazmat suit 透 视 装 tòu shì zhuāng see-through clothing 吃 穿 chī chuān food and clothing 丰 衣 足 食 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed 迷 彩 服 mí cǎi fú camouflage clothing 节 衣 缩 食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom) / to live frugally 寒 衣 hán yī winter clothing 色 厉 内 荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 绵 里 藏 针 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 袭 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 胎 tāi fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire 蠹 dù insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten 笥 sì square bamboo container for food or 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) 裋 shù coarse clothing of camel's hair 缺 衣 少 食 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing / destitute 中 缝 zhōng fèng vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages / vertical line on the back of clothing 布 帛 菽 粟 bù bó shū sù cloth, silk, beans and grain / food and clothing / daily necessities 没 吃 没 穿 méi chī méi chuān to be without food or clothing (idiom) / to be very poor 饰 钉 shì dīng stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc) 褟 tā inner shirt / to sew onto clothing / see also 禢[Ta4] 征 衣 zhēng yī traveler's clothing / military uniform 征 衫 zhēng shān traveler's clothing / by extension, traveler 拂 动 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) 红 妆 hóng zhuāng splendid gay female clothing 高 档 服 装 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 International Textiles and Clothing Bureau 纺 织 品 和 服 装 协 定 Agreement on Textiles and Clothing 服 装 津 贴 clothing allowance 老 三 色 lǎo sān sè the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue 优 衣 库 Yōu yī kù Uniqlo, Japanese clothing brand 穿 搭 chuān dā (Tw) to wear selected items of clothing in combination to achieve a particular look / fashion styling 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 育 乐 yù lè (Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐[jiao4 yu4 yu3 yu2 le4]) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行[shi2 yi1 zhu4 xing2] / (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation) 甚 平 shèn píng jinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the summer 扮 猪 吃 老 虎 bàn zhū chī lǎo hǔ to play the wolf in sheep's clothing / to disguise oneself as sth harmless in order to lull one's target into letting their guard down