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穿戴

chuān dài

2-character word

What 穿戴 means

1. to dress; to be dressed
2. clothing; apparel

The characters in 穿戴

• 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel)…
• 戴dàito put on or wear (glasses, hat, gloves etc); to respect; to bear

Example sentences

• 艾美想穿戴新的衣物。
  ài měi xiǎng chuāndài xīn de yīwù.
  Amy wants something new to wear.
• 最初的旗袍遮住了女性身体的大部分，只露出头部、手和脚趾头，为的是无论穿戴者的年龄如何,都能隐藏她的身材。
  Zuì chū de qípáo zhēzhù le nǚxìng shēntǐ de dàbùfen, zhǐ lùchū tóubù, shǒu hé jiǎozhǐtou, wèideshì wúlùn chuāndài zhě de niánlíng rúhé, dōu néng yǐncáng tā de shēncái.
  The original qipao covered most of a woman's body, revealing only the head, the hands and the tips of the toes, in order to conceal the figure of the wearer regardless of her age.
• 用铜做镜子，可以整理好一个人的穿戴；用别人作自己的镜子，可以知道自己每一天的得失；用历史作为镜子，可以知道历史上的兴盛衰亡。
  Yòng tóng zuò jìngzi, kěyǐ zhěnglǐ hǎo yīgèrén de chuāndài; yòng biéren zuò zìjǐ de jìngzi, kěyǐ zhīdào zìjǐ měi yī tiān de déshī; yòng lìshǐ zuòwéi jìngzi, kěyǐ zhīdào lìshǐshàng de xīngshèng shuāiwáng.
  With bronze as a mirror one can dress neatly; with the example of another person one can see the advantages and disadvantages of himself; from the mirror of history one can know the reason for the rise and fall of states.
• 孔子说："像夏禹的为人，我找不到可以指责的漏洞。自己吃着菲薄的饮食，而却用丰厚祭品祭拜祖先与神明；自己平时穿粗劣的衣裳，而在祭祀时穿戴华服礼帽；自己住小房子，却尽力开通水道沟渠。像夏禹这样的人，我实在找不到可以指责的漏洞了。"
  Confucius said: " Yu the Great's conduct, I could not point out any flaws. He consumes meager amount of food, while offering boastful riches to the Gods and ancestors; He always don the crudest attire, but wears lavish garments when worshipping; He resides in a small house, yet forges water ways and ditches with all his might. Figures like Yu the Great, I honestly cannot point out any reprehensible flaws."