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裁缝

cái féng · cai feng/cái feng · cai feng

Traditional 裁縫

Old HSK 6

Meaning

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cái féng 裁縫

  1. to make an item of clothing
  2. to tailor

cái feng 裁縫

  1. tailor
  2. dressmaker
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Pants that are too long

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)条(tiáo)裤子(kùzi)太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)。

    These pants are too long.

  2. Liangliang

    去(qù)找(zhǎo)裁缝(cáiféng)改(gǎi)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    Take them to a tailor to alter them.

  3. Dengdeng

    胡同口(hútòngkǒu)有(yǒu)一位(yīwèi)老(lǎo)裁缝(cáiféng)。

    There's an old tailor at the end of the hutong.

  4. Liangliang

    这位(zhèwèi)裁缝(cáiféng)改(gǎi)得(de)又快又好(yòukuàiyòuhǎo)。

    This tailor is quick and good.

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)去(qù)！

    Great! I'll go right now!

  6. Liangliang

    等等(děngděng)，你(nǐ)没(méi)带(dài)裤子(kùzi)啊(a)！

    Wait, you didn't bring the pants!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)位(wèi)裁(cái)缝(féng)为(wèi)我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)一(yí)件(jiàn)新(xīn)外(wài)套(tào)。

That tailor made me a new coat.

02

她(tā)正(zhèng)在(zài)裁(cái)缝(féng)一(yì)条(tiáo)裙(qún)子(zi)，准(zhǔn)备(bèi)参(cān)加(jiā)婚(hūn)礼(lǐ)。

She is tailoring a dress to attend a wedding.

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