洋装

洋裝
yángzhuāng
noun #26,791

Measure Word

一件洋装 jiàn

Meanings

  1. 1 Western-style dress
  2. 2 Western clothing

Examples

HSK 5
Tā chuān zhe yī jiàn báisè yángzhuāng cānjiā le pàiduì.
She attended the party in a white Western-style dress.
HSK 6
Jìndài yǐlái, chuān yángzhuāng zhújiàn chéngwéi shíshàng.
In modern times, wearing Western-style clothing gradually became fashionable.

Tips

history
洋 (foreign; Western) + 装 (clothing; dress). The prefix 洋 was historically used for things considered Western or foreign, reflecting the influence of Western culture on China in the modern era.

Stroke Order

洋 yáng
装 zhuāng