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衬衫
chèn shān



衬衫
shirt


Definitions

Chinese > English
衬衫
     1. Simplified form of 襯衫
襯衫chènshān
     1. n. shirt
           格子zi 襯衫 - plaid shirt
English > Chinese
shirt
     1. 汗衫
Components
     1. Simplified form of 襯
chèn
     1. inner garment
     2. lining; liner
     3. to line; to place underneath
     4. to set off; to serve as a foil; to contrast; to make stand out against the background
     5. (zh-alt-lb, 儭, 嚫) to give alms; to donate for charity
     6. (Cantonese) to match (of clothes)
shān
     1. (literary or Wu) unlined garment
     2. (literary or Cantonese, Min) shirt; top
           一 件 衫 - a shirt
     3. (literary or Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Pinghua) clothing; clothes
           一 套 衫 - a set of clothes
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chèn shān




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