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title: "Traditional Chinese Clothing Names: Hanfu, Qipao, Tang Suit and More in Chinese With Pinyin and Sound"
description: "29 names of traditional Chinese clothing, from 汉服 and 旗袍 to 唐装, 中山装 and 凤冠, with shoes, fans and silks, each in Chinese with pinyin, what it is and sound."
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# Traditional Chinese clothing names

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## Traditional dress

hàn汉fú服

Hanfu (traditional Han Chinese clothing)

qí旗páo袍

qipao; cheongsam

táng唐zhuāng装

Tang suit (traditional Chinese jacket)

zhōng中shān山zhuāng装

Zhongshan suit; Mao suit

mǎ马guà褂

mandarin jacket

cháng长shān衫

long gown (traditional men's garment)

cháng长páo袍

robe; long gown

duì对jīn襟

Chinese-style jacket buttoned down the front

mián棉ǎo袄

cotton-padded jacket

lóng龙páo袍

dragon robe; imperial robe

dù肚dōu兜

bellyband (traditional undergarment covering the chest and belly)

lì立lǐng领

stand-up collar; mandarin collar

## For a wedding

fèng凤guān冠

phoenix coronet (traditional bridal headdress)

hóng红gài盖tou头

red bridal veil (covering the bride's head)

hūn婚shā纱

wedding dress

## Shoes, hats and fans

bù布xié鞋

cloth shoes

xiù绣huā花xié鞋

embroidered shoes

dǒu斗lì笠

bamboo rain hat; conical hat

fà发zān簪

hairpin

zhé折shàn扇

folding fan

tuán团shàn扇

round fan (of silk)

yù玉pèi佩

jade pendant; jade ornament

shǒu手zhuó镯

bracelet; bangle

pī披fēng风

cloak; cape

## Silk and embroidery

sī丝chóu绸

silk; silk cloth

cì刺xiù绣

embroidery

sū苏xiù绣

Suzhou embroidery

shǔ蜀jǐn锦

Sichuan brocade

yún云jǐn锦

Yunjin brocade (from Nanjing)

## What is traditional Chinese clothing called?

汉服 (hànfú, Hanfu) is the traditional dress of the Han Chinese. 旗袍 (qípáo, qipao) is the fitted dress, and 唐装 (tángzhuāng, Tang suit) the jacket with a 立领 (lìlǐng, stand-up collar).

## What is the difference between a qipao and a cheongsam?

None: they are the same dress. 旗袍 (qípáo) is the Mandarin name; cheongsam comes from the Cantonese 长衫, which in Mandarin, 长衫 (chángshān, long gown), is a man’s long gown.

## What does a Chinese bride wear?

Traditionally red, with 凤冠 (fèngguān, phoenix coronet) and 红盖头 (hónggàitou, red bridal veil). Many brides now also wear 婚纱 (hūnshā, wedding dress).

## What is a Mao suit called in Chinese?

中山装 (zhōngshānzhuāng, Zhongshan suit), named after 孙中山 (Sūn Zhōngshān), Sun Yat-sen.

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## More on clothes

- [Everyday clothes in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-vocabulary/clothes)
- [Chinese dynasties in order](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-dynasties)
- [Chinese wedding phrases](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-phrases/wedding)
- [Chinese flower names](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-flower-names)

Names, pinyin and what each one is from our own dictionary.