洋装 (yáng zhuāng) — Western-style clothes, suit; Western-style bookbinding (as opposed to traditional thread binding)
Definition
Literally 'Western-style attire' (洋 = Western/foreign, 装 = clothing). In bookbinding it means Western-style binding as opposed to traditional 线装 (thread binding).
noun
Western-style clothessuitWestern-style bookbinding (as opposed to traditional thread binding)
Measure word · 件
Examples
- 洋装。Tā chuān le yí jiàn xīn de yáng zhuāng qù cān jiā hūn lǐ.He wore a new Western-style suit to attend the wedding.
- 洋装，。Zhè zhǒng shū shì yáng zhuāng, bú shì xiàn zhuāng.This kind of book is Western-style bound, not thread-bound.
- 洋装。Zhè jiā diàn zhuān mén mài nán shì yáng zhuāng.This store specializes in selling men's Western-style suits.
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