休闲装 (xiū xián zhuāng) — casual wear, leisure wear (clothing for relaxed or informal occasions)

Definition

noun
casual wearleisure wear (clothing for relaxed or informal occasions)
Measure word · 套

Examples

  • 休闲装。
    Tā xǐ huan chuān xiū xián zhuāng qù shàng bān.
    He likes to wear casual wear to work.
  • 休闲装。
    Zhè jiā diàn mài gè zhǒng xiū xián zhuāng.
    This store sells all kinds of casual wear.
  • 休闲装。
    Wǒ mǎi le yí tào xiū xián zhuāng.
    I bought a set of casual wear.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

休闲leisure
休xiūrest闲xiánleisure
联合Side by side
装zhuāngclothing

休 and 闲 both suggest rest and leisure, while 装 means clothing, so together they name casual wear.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

休 pairs 人 (man) with 木 (tree), showing a person leaning against a tree to rest.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 閒; 闲 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 閒 puts 月 (moon) inside 門 (door), as if moonlight peeks through a door; this picture gives the idea of a gap or space. The simplified 闲 is a later abbreviation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

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