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制服

zhì fú · zhi fu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to subdue
  2. to check
  3. to bring under control
  4. (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
  5. uniform (army, party, school etc)
  6. livery (for company employees)
  7. CL:套 (tào)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)一(yì)些(xiē)意(yì)面(miàn)掉(diào)到(dào)了(le)制(zhì)服(fú)上(shàng)的(de)徽(huī)章(zhāng)那(nà)儿(r)，把(bǎ)那(nà)边(bian)弄(nòng)脏(zāng)了(le)。

Some spaghetti fell on the badge of the uniform, dirtying it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

犯(fàn)罪(zuì)现(xiàn)场(chǎng)有(yǒu)三(sān)名(míng)穿(chuān)制(zhì)服(fú)的(de)警(jǐng)察(chá)。

There were three uniformed police officers at the crime scene.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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