Clothing and Footwear Chinese Vocabulary

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.