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裁缝

cái féng

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 裁縫

裁缝 (cái féng) means "to make an item of clothing; to tailor; tailor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 裁缝 means

1. to make an item of clothing
2. to tailor

Other readings

裁缝 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• cái fengtailor; dressmaker

The characters in 裁缝

• 裁cáito cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim
• 缝féngto sew; to stitch

Example sentences

• 我的裁缝很有钱。
  My tailor is rich.
• 裁缝师要帮我重新修裤脚。
  The tailor is going to redo the hem of my pants.
• 父亲总是让这位裁缝师为他做西装。
  Fùqīn zǒngshì ràng zhèwèi cáifèngshī wèi tā zuò xīzhuāng.
  Father always has the tailor make his suits.
• 国王听信了骗子的话，吩咐裁缝师准备这套服装，但其实裁缝师也看不见这块布料。
  The king, convinced, told the tailors to prepare the outfit, but he also couldn't see this material.
• 一件传统式样的旗袍是完全手工制作的，也需要劳动密集的裁缝业技术，为了增加而显示每种独一无二的女性体态。
  Yī jiàn chuántǒng shìyàng de qípáo shì wánquán shǒugōng zhìzuò de, yě xūyào láodòng mìjí de cáiféng yè jìshù, wèile zēngjiā ér xiǎnshì měi zhǒng dúyīwú'èr de nǚxìng tǐtài.
  A qipao in the traditional style is made entirely by hand and requires labour-intensive manual tailoring techniques to enhance and exhibit every unique female form.

Words starting with 裁缝

• 裁缝师cái féng shītailor
• 裁缝店cái féng diàntailor's shop

Where 裁缝 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · bù–cái (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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