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制衣
zhì yī
Pinyin
Definition
制衣
-
zhì yī
clothing manufacture
Character Decomposition
制
牛
巾
刂
衣
衣
Related Words
(20)
大衣
dà yī
1
overcoat
2
topcoat
3
cloak
4
CL:件[jiàn]
实名制
shí míng zhì
1
system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)
控制
kòng zhì
1
control
2
to exercise control over
3
to contain
毛衣
máo yī
1
(wool) sweater
2
CL:件[jiàn]
衣
yī
1
clothes
2
CL:件[jiàn]
3
Kangxi radical 145
衣服
yī fu
1
clothes
2
CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
制作
zhì zuò
1
to make
2
to manufacture
上衣
shàng yī
1
jacket
2
upper outer garment
3
CL:件[jiàn]
克制
kè zhì
1
to restrain
2
to control
3
restraint
4
self-control
内衣
nèi yī
1
undergarment
2
underwear
3
CL:件[jiàn]
制
zhì
1
system
2
to control
3
to regulate
4
variant of 製|制[zhì]
制定
zhì dìng
1
to draw up
2
to formulate
制度
zhì dù
1
system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc)
2
institution
3
CL:個|个[gè]
制服
zhì fú
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]
制止
zhì zhǐ
1
to curb
2
to put a stop to
3
to stop
4
to check
5
to limit
制约
zhì yuē
1
to restrict
2
condition
制药
zhì yào
1
to manufacture medicine
制裁
zhì cái
1
to punish
2
punishment
3
sanctions (incl. economic)
制造业
zhì zào yè
1
manufacturing industry
压制
yā zhì
1
to suppress
2
to inhibit
3
to stifle
Idioms
(20)
以夷制夷
yǐ yí zhì yí
1
to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties)
2
Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)
先发制人
xiān fā zhì rén
1
to gain the initiative by striking first (idiom); to preempt
2
to anticipate
3
preemptive
因地制宜
yīn dì zhì yí
1
(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
因时制宜
yīn shí zhì yí
1
(idiom) to use methods appropriate to the current situation
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
1
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
2
fig. flawless
如法泡制
rú fǎ pào zhì
1
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
to follow the same plan
如法炮制
rú fǎ páo zhì
1
lit. to follow the recipe (idiom)
2
fig. to follow a set pattern
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
1
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2
diligently attending to official matters
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
1
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
1
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
2
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
1
lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
1
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
2
to act according to actual circumstances
3
to live within one's means
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
粗制滥造
cū zhì làn zào
1
to churn out large quantities without regard for quality (idiom); rough and slipshod work
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
1
to economize on clothes and food
2
to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
1
golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
1
lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
2
fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
1
lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
2
fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
1
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
2
destitute
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
1
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
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