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)
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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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