制服 (zhì fú) — uniform (for military, school, etc.); livery (for company employees)

Definition

制服 (zhìfú) is a noun meaning 'uniform' — clothing that identifies a role, like police, military, school, or company. The verb sense ('to subdue') uses a different pronunciation context; this row is the clothing sense.

noun
uniform (for military, school, etc.)livery (for company employees)
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Examples

  • 制服
    Jǐng chá dōu chuān zhuó zhì fú.
    Policemen all wear uniforms.
  • 制服
    Zhè tào zhì fú shì gōng sī fā de.
    This uniform is issued by the company.
  • 制服
    Xué shēng měi tiān dōu yào chuān zhì fú shàng xué.
    Students have to wear uniforms to school every day.

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