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ID: 2818 Intermediate
Learn all about custom made clothing and traditional embroidered Chinese dresses in today's class. Photo by Gary Stevens Link to Custom Birthday Cake
Wed Dec 30 2015 | Fiona Tian, Gwilym
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传统服饰 chuántǒng fúshì traditional attire
唐装 tángzhuāng Tang suit
旗袍 qípáo Chinese-style dress; qipao
长袍 chángpáo long gown; chang pao
中国的传统服饰也太美了吧！
Zhōngguó de chuántǒng fúshì yě tài měi le ba ！
Traditional Chinese clothing is so beautiful!
确实如此，挺有特色的，尤其是唐装、旗袍、中式长袍这些。
quèshí rúcǐ ，tǐng yǒu tèsè de ，yóuqí shì tángzhuāng 、qípáo 、zhōngshì chángpáo zhèxiē 。
Indeed, it's very particular, especially Tang suits, Chinese-style dresses or qipaos and Chinese-style gowns or chang paos.
是啊，看看彭妈妈这两次出国访问，每件衣服都好美！
shì a ，kàn kan Péngmāma zhè liǎng cì chūguó fǎngwèn ，měi jiàn yīfu dōu hǎo měi ！
Yes, the last two times Mama Peng went abroad on state visits, each of her outfits was so pretty!
那是，国母这几身衣服可都是中国的高级定制。
nà shì ，guómǔ zhè jǐ shēn yīfu kě dōu shì Zhōngguó de gāojí dìngzhì 。
That is, these outfits the mother of the nation wore were all Chinese high-end custom garments.
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