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裁缝

tailor

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

cai2feng5 • cáifeng

Alternative Pinyin

cai2feng2 • cáiféng

Meaning

Primary

tailor

Alternatives

dressmaker

Hint

When pronounced cáiféng (no neutral tone), it has the verb meaning of "to tailor". However, this is the less common meaning and use of these combined characters.

Mnemonic

A 裁缝 tailor is someone who 裁 cuts out pieces of fabric and then 缝 sews together to make a suit or dress. Everyone knows what truly makes a tailor is what they 裁 cut out and not the easier part of how they 缝 sew it together, so we say that part [5] quietly.

Usage

裁缝 很 擅长 缝 裙子。

The tailor is very skilled at sewing skirts.

我 想 找 一 位 裁缝 做 衣服。

I want to find a tailor to make clothes.

裁缝 在 改 短 我 的 裤子。

The tailor is shortening my pants.