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旗袍 meaning in English

qípáo

cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits

HSK 7-9noun24 strokes

Meaning of 旗袍

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qípáo
  1. cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits

旗袍 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

在zài中zhōng国guó南nán方fāng，旗qí袍páo又yòu称chēng“长cháng衫shān”。
In Southern China, the qipao is also known as "changshan".
她tā穿chuān了le一yī件jiàn红hóng旗qí袍páo。
She wore a red cheongsam.
旗qí袍páo是shì一yī种zhǒng17世shì纪jì起qǐ源yuán于yú中zhōng国guó的de传chuán统tǒng式shì样yàng的de女nǚ性xìng服fú装zhuāng。
The qipao is a classic female garment that originated in 17th century China.
现xiàn代dài版bǎn旗qí袍páo因yīn能néng突tū显xiǎn女nǚ人rén的de身shēn材cái而ér闻wén名míng。
The modernized version of the qipao is noted for accentuating the female figure.
最zuì初chū的de旗qí袍páo是shì宽kuān松sōng的de。
The original qipao was wide and loose.

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旗 qí · banner · 14 strokes

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袍 páo · robe · 10 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 旗袍.

国旗guóqíflag (of a country)
旗帜qízhìensign; flag
锦旗jǐnqísilk banner (as an award or gift)
旗子qíziflag; banner
长袍chángpáochang pao (traditional Chinese men's robe); gown
袍子páoziChinese-style gown
旗下qíxiàunder the banner of
浴袍yùpáobathrobe
红旗Hóngqíred flag
白旗báiqíwhite flag
睡袍shuìpáonightgown
旗舰qíjiànflagship

Questions about 旗袍

What does 旗袍 mean?

旗袍 (qípáo) means "cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 旗袍?

旗袍 is made of 2 characters: 旗 (14 strokes), 袍 (10 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.

Is 旗袍 an HSK word?

Yes. 旗袍 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

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