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jacket / upper outer garment / CL:
HSK 3
(wool) sweater / CL:
HSK 4
overcoat / topcoat / cloak / CL:
HSK 2
clothes / CL: ,
HSK 1
shirt / CL:
HSK 3
undergarment / underwear / CL:
HSK 6
washing machine; washer / CL: 臺|台
HSK 2
outer clothing / semblance / appearance
HSK 6
laundry detergent / washing powder
HSK 6
clothes hanger / clothes rack
HSK 3
Uniqlo, Japanese clothing brand
laundry room
winter clothes
to change clothes / to go to the toilet (euphemism)
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
HSK 7-9
garment
clothes hook
kale
ready-made clothes
bloody garment
Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors
to put on clothes; to get dressed
(dialect) thermal undershirt; long underwear top
lit. dressed up animal (idiom) / fig. immoral and despicable person
clothes pin
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clothes / CL: / Kangxi radical 145
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  *衣* | 衣* | *衣
to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
change room; dressing room; locker room / (euphemism) toilet
HSK 7-9
(separated only by) a narrow strip of water
raincoat / CL:
HSK 6
"angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
underwear
lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) / fig. people's basic needs
HSK 7-9
night clothes / pajamas
a one-piece dress
prison uniform
not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom) / to be provided with the basic necessities
wardrobe / armoire / CL: 個|个
civilian clothes; plain clothes / plainclothesman
clothes
clothespin / clothes peg
the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket / lapel
clothing / clothing and other personal items
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom) / fig. flawless
frosting or icing (on cakes etc) / sugarcoating
the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
to get dressed
hat and clothes / attire
cenotaph
belt / sash / attire (clothes and belt)
life jacket / life vest
laundry
bathrobe / yukata, lightweight informal kimono worn in summer
the sleeve of a garment
undress
please take off your coat (honorific) / loose-fitting garment
to undress
armor
thermal underwear
washboard
short garment / short jacket
cicada slough (used in TCM)
the people one depends upon for one's livelihood / one's bread and butter
capsule (containing medicine) / husk (of corn)
one-piece swimsuit
clothing manufacture
lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances
drysuit (diving)
secondhand clothes / cheap ready-made clothes
plain-clothed policeman
burial clothes
military uniform
pajamas
(Tw) Ethiopian Zone, aka Afrotropical realm
to open a bale of cotton
cotton-padded clothes / CL:
liquid laundry detergent
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty / destitute
sweater / woolen knitwear / wool
hooded sweatshirt / hoodie
black clothes / servant (old) / young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦
mesh laundry bag (for keeping garments separate from others in the washing machine)
robe of a Buddhist priest / ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest / robe of a judge, nun, priest etc / cassock / vestment
lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury / extravagance
windbreaker / wind cheater / wind jacket / CL:
cloakroom
the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle
pocket
immaculately dressed / well-groomed / dapper
clothing / unlined garment
lichen
colored clothes / motley attire
swimsuit / bathing costume
overalls / CL:
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters
wetsuit

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