Clothing and Footwear Chinese Vocabulary

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If you are going shopping in a Chinese speaking country or perhaps shopping online on a Chinese Language site, below is a Chinese vocabulary list for clothing and footwear:

English Chinese Pronunciation (Pinyin)
apron 皮pí带dài pídài
baseball cap 棒bàng球qiú帽mào bàngqiú mào
belt 皮pí带dài pídài
bikini 比bǐ基jī尼ní泳yǒng装zhuāng bǐjīní yǒngzhuāng
blazer 西xī装zhuāng外wài套tào xīzhuāng wàitào
blouse 衬chèn衫shān chènshān
boots 靴xuē子zi xuēzi
high boots 高gāo筒tǒng靴xuē gāo tǒng xuē
bow tie 领lǐng结jié lǐngjié
boxer shorts 平píng角jiǎo裤kù / 平píng脚jiǎo短duǎn裤kù píngjiǎo kù/ píng jiǎo duǎnkù
bra 胸xiōng罩zhào xiōngzhào
button 扣kòu子zi kòu zi
cardigan / sweater 羊yáng毛máo衣yī yángmáo yī
clothes 衣yī服fu yīfú
coat 外wài套tào wàitào
credit card 信xìn用yòng卡kǎ xìnyòngkǎ
dinner jacket 晚wǎn宴yàn外wài套tào wǎnyàn wàitào
dress 裙qún子zi qúnzi
dressing gown 晨chén衣yī chén yī
gloves 手shǒu套tào shǒutào
hat 帽mào子zi màozi
high heels 高gāo跟gēn鞋xié gāogēnxié
jacket 夹jiā克kè jiákè
jeans 牛niú仔zǎi裤kù niúzǎikù
jumper 高gāo跟gēn鞋xié gāogēnxié
leather jacket 皮pí夹jiā克kè pí jiákè
long sleeve 长cháng袖xiù cháng xiù
long-sleeved shirt 长cháng袖xiù衬chèn衫shān cháng xiù chènshān
miniskirt 迷mí你nǐ裙qún mínǐ qún
necklace 项xiàng链liàn xiàngliàn
nightie 睡shuì衣yī shuìyī
overalls 工gōng作zuò服fú gōngzuòfú
overcoat 大dà衣yī dàyī
pair of shoes 一yī双shuāng鞋xié yīshuāng xié
pair of socks 一yī双shuāng袜wà子zi yīshuāng wàzi
pair of trousers 一yī条tiáo裤kù子zi yītiáo kùzi
pants 裤kù子zi kùzi
pyjamas 睡shuì衣yī shuìyī
raincoat 雨yǔ衣yī yǔyī
sandals 凉liáng鞋xié liángxié
scarf 围wéi巾jīn wéijīn
shirt 衬chèn衫shān chènshān
shoelace 鞋xié带dài xié dài
shoes 鞋xié子zi xiézi
short sleeve 短duǎn袖xiù duǎn xiù
short sleeve shirt 短duǎn袖xiù衬chèn衫shān duǎn xiù chènshān
shorts 短duǎn裤kù duǎnkù
skirt 短duǎn裙qún duǎn qún
skirt or dress 裙qún子zi qúnzi
slippers 拖tuō鞋xié tuōxié
socks 袜wà子zi wàzi
stilettos 高gāo跟gēn鞋xié gāogēnxié
stockings 丝sī袜wà sīwà
suit 套tào装zhuāng / 西xī装zhuāng tàozhuāng/ xīzhuāng
sweater 毛máo线xiàn衣yī máoxiàn yī
swimming costume 游yóu泳yǒng衣yī yóuyǒng yī
swimming trunks 游yóu泳yǒng裤kù yóuyǒng kù
T-shirt TT 恤xù T-xù
tie 领lǐng带dài lǐngdài
tights 紧jǐn身shēn裤kù jǐnshēn kù
top 上shàng衣yī shàngyī
tracksuit 运yùn动dòng服fú yùndòng fú
trainers &&nnbbsspp;;球qiú鞋xié / 球qiú鞋xié qiúxié/ qiúxié
trousers 长cháng裤kù / 裤kù子zi cháng kù/ kùzi
underpants 内nèi裤kù nèikù
underwear 内nèi裤kù / 短duǎn裤kù nèikù / duǎnkù
vest 背bèi心xīn bèixīn
zip / zipper 拉lā链liàn lāliàn

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between 衬衣 and 衬衫?

Generally 衬chèn衣yī and 衬chèn衫shān both mean shirt and are mostly interchangeable. Technically 衬chèn衣yī is an undergarment worn close to the skin while 衬chèn衫shān is a shirt or blouse worn close to the skin that has a collar, sleeves and buttons.

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