Meaning of 制服
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhìfú
- to subdue
- to check
- to bring under control
- (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
- uniform (army, party, school etc)
- livery (for company employees)
Measure word: 套
制服 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
在他们控制我们之前，我们先制服他们。
Get them before they get us.
日本的公司通常都会为员工提供制服。
Japanese companies generally provide their employees with uniforms.
犯罪现场有三名穿制服的警察。
There were three uniformed police officers at the crime scene.
他们全部穿制服了。
They were all dressed in uniforms.
我们在学校穿制服。
We wear a uniform at school.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
制 zhì · to manufacture · 8 strokes
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服 fú · clothes · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 制服.
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 舒服 | shūfu | comfortable; feeling well |
| 服务 | fúwù | to serve; service |
| 制作 | zhìzuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 制造 | zhìzào | to manufacture; to make |
| 服装 | fúzhuāng | dress; clothing |
| 克服 | kèfú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer |
| 制度 | zhìdù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter; waitress |
| 制定 | zhìdìng | to draw up; to formulate |
| 说服 | shuōfú | to persuade; to convince |
| 限制 | xiànzhì | to restrict; to limit |
Questions about 制服
What does 制服 mean?
制服 (zhìfú) means "to subdue; to check" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 制服?
制服 is made of 2 characters: 制 (8 strokes), 服 (8 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 制服 an HSK word?
Yes. 制服 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.