洋服 (yáng fú) — Western-style clothes (historical term, now usually 西装)
Definition
Historical term for 'Western-style clothes,' common in the Republic era but largely replaced today by 西装 (suit). You will mostly meet it in older texts or period contexts.
noun
Western-style clothes (historical term, now usually 西装)
Measure word · 套
Examples
- ，洋服。Mín guó shí qī, chuān yáng fú de rén yuè lái yuè duō.During the Republic of China era, more and more people wore Western-style clothes.
- 洋服。Zhè jiā lǎo cái feng diàn zhuān mén zuò yáng fú.This old tailor shop specializes in making Western-style clothes.
- “洋服”，“”。Xiàn zài hěn shǎo yǒu rén yòng "yáng fú" zhè ge cí le, dōu shuō "xī zhuāng".Nowadays few people use the word '洋服'; everyone says '西装'.
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