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衬衫

chèn shān · chen shan

Traditional 襯衫

HSK 3Measure word: 件 jiàn

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. shirt
  2. blouse
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  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)衬衫(chènshān)穿反(chuānfǎn)了(le)。

    Liangliang, you have your shirt on inside out.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？

    Really?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，标签(biāoqiān)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)呢(ne)。

    Look, the tag is on the outside.

  4. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)今天(jīntiān)大家(dàjiā)都(dōu)看(kàn)我(wǒ)！

    No wonder everyone looked at me today!

  5. Dengdeng

    没事(méishì)，反着(fǎnzhe)穿(chuān)，这件(zhèjiàn)衬衫(chènshān)也(yě)很(hěn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    It is fine. Even inside out, this shirt looks good.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)衬(chèn)衫(shān)穿(chuān)反(fǎn)了(le)。

He had his shirt on inside out.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)要(yào)这(zhè)件(jiàn)衬(chèn)衫(shān)吗(ma)？

Do you want this shirt?

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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衬
chèn

(of garments) against the skin; to line

衫
shān

garment; jacket with open slits in place of sleeves

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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