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制服

zhìfú

uniform

Two people stand side by side in matching green uniforms
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Characters in this word

制 zhì

Strokes
8
Radical
刂 — knife
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
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服 fú

Strokes
8
Radical
月 — moon
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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Example phrases

  • 在正式场合,制服不仅代表身份,也传递组织纪律与公共责任。 Zài zhèngshì chǎnghé, zhìfú bùjǐn dàibiǎo shēnfèn, yě chuándì zǔzhī jìlǜ yǔ gōnggòng zérèn. On formal occasions, a uniform represents not only identity but also organisational discipline and public responsibility.
  • 新员工入职时要领取一套制服。 Xīn yuángōng rùzhí shí yào lǐngqǔ yí tào zhìfú. New employees receive a set of uniforms when they start work.
  • 航空公司为每位空乘人员定制了制服。 Hángkōng gōngsī wèi měi wèi kōngchéng rényuán dìngzhì le zhìfú. The airline had a uniform tailor-made for every crew member.

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