礼服 (lǐ fú) — formal attire, ceremonial dress (e.g., dinner suit, evening gown)
Definition
礼服 is the physical garment you wear to formal events (dinner jacket, evening gown). It is NOT the abstract sense of 'etiquette/ceremony' — that's 礼仪.
noun
formal attireceremonial dress (e.g., dinner suit, evening gown)
Measure word · 件
Examples
- 礼服。Tā chuān le yí jiàn bái sè lǐ fú cān jiā bì yè diǎn lǐ.She wore a white formal dress to the graduation ceremony.
- ，礼服。Bān jiǎng diǎn lǐ shàng, suǒ yǒu jiā bīn dōu chuān zhuó lǐ fú.At the awards ceremony, all the guests were wearing formal attire.
- 礼服。Zhè tào lǐ fú shì tā zhuān mén dìng zhì de.This set of formal wear was custom-made for him.
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