朝服

cháofú
noun

Measure Word

朝服 jiàn

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 6
Cháofú bǐ rìcháng guānfú gèng zhèngshì.
Court dress is more formal than everyday official robes.
HSK 7-9
Dàchén men chuānzhe cháofú shàng cháo jìnjiàn huángdì.
The ministers wore court dress to attend audience with the emperor.

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 常服 (changfu), and 官服 (guanfu) is a more general cover term.

Stroke Order

cháo