朝服

cháofú
noun

Measure Word

朝服 jiàn

Meanings

  1. 1 court dress (worn by officials at imperial audiences)

Examples

Dàchénmen chuānzhe cháofú shàngcháo jìnjiàn huángdì.
The ministers wore court dress to attend audience with the emperor.
Cháofú bǐ rìcháng guānfú gèng zhèngshì.
Court dress is more formal than everyday official robes.

Tips

usage
here is cháo 'imperial court', not zhāo 'morning'. Court dress was the most formal grade of official attire, worn for major audiences and state rituals; everyday working dress was changfu, and 官服 guanfu is a more general cover term.

Stroke Order

cháo