裁缝 (cáiféng): tailor; dressmaker; seamstress

Measure Word

一个裁缝 gè

Meanings

1 tailor; dressmaker; seamstress

Characters

裁

cái

to cut (cloth); to judge

缝

féng

to sew; to stitch

Cut + sew - a tailor's entire job in two characters.

Examples

HSK 1

她妈妈是个很好的裁缝。

Tā māma shì gè hěn hǎo de cáiféng.

Her mother is a very good seamstress.

HSK 3

我找了一个裁缝帮我改裤子。

Wǒ zhǎo le yīgè cáiféng bāng wǒ gǎi kùzi.

I found a tailor to help me alter my pants.

HSK 7-9

这件旗袍是裁缝手工做的。

Zhè jiàn qípáo shì cáiféng shǒugōng zuò de.

This qipao was handmade by a tailor.

Tips

usage

裁缝 can refer to both the person and the profession. 找裁缝 (find a tailor), 当裁缝 (work as a tailor). A tailor's shop is 裁缝店.

memory

裁 (cut cloth) + 缝 (sew) - someone who cuts and sews fabric. The two core skills of tailoring packed into two characters.

Stroke Order

裁 cái

缝 féng

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