装束 (zhuāng shù) — attire, outfit, dress (the overall way a person…

Definition

装束 (zhuāngshù) is a fairly formal word for the overall outfit or attire a person is wearing — used more in writing than everyday speech.

noun

attireoutfitdress (the overall way a person is dressed)

Measure word · 身

装束，。
Tā de zhuāng shù hěn jiǎn jié, dàn hěn yǒu qì zhì.
Her outfit is very simple, but it has a lot of class.
装束。
Gǔ dài wǔ shì de zhuāng shù yǔ xiàn dài wán quán bù tóng.
The attire of ancient warriors is completely different from modern times.
装束。
Miàn shì shí yào zhù yì zhuāng shù dé tǐ.
During an interview, pay attention to wearing appropriate attire.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

装zhuāngdress or pack

束shùbind or bundle

装 relates to dressing or packing and 束 to binding; together they mean attire or a packed outfit.

Characters in this word

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.

壯衣裝

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.

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

The shape of 束 comes from a drawing of a bag tied at both ends.

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