朝服

cháofú
noun

Measure Word

一件朝服 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
朝 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

朝 cháo
服 fú