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制服

zhì fú

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Measure word 套

制服 (zhì fú) means "to subdue; to check; to bring under control". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 制服 means

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)

The characters in 制服

• 制zhìsystem; to control; to regulate
• 服fúclothes; dress; garment

Example sentences

• 汤姆换上制服。
  Tom changed into his uniform.
• 我没有穿制服。
  I wasn't wearing a uniform.
• 他们都穿着制服。
  They were all dressed in uniforms.
• 我们在学校穿制服。
  Wǒmen zài xuéxiào chuān zhìfú.
  We wear a uniform at school.
• 他们全部穿制服了。
  They were all dressed in uniforms.
• 汤姆穿着他的制服。
  Tom is wearing his uniform.

Words starting with 制服

• 制服店zhì fú diàn(Taiwan) nightlife venue where hostesses wear themed uniforms…
• 制服呢zhì fú ní(textiles) uniform coating; durable, warm fabric used for uniforms

Words containing 制服

• JK制服J K zhì fú(Japanese) high school girl’s uniform

Sounds the same

Read zhì fú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 制伏to overpower; to overwhelm; to subdue

Where 制服 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · zhì (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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