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旗袍 (qí páo) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

旗袍 (qí páo) is a Chinese word: qipao. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 旗袍

名 míng noun

qipao

在婚礼上，新娘穿了漂亮的旗袍。

zài hūn lǐ shàng xīn niáng chuān le piào liang de qí páo

At the wedding, the bride wore a beautiful qipao.

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Word breakdown

旗 qí — banner/flag (referring to Manchu banners, indicating the garment's historical origin)

Words with this character (3)
  • 1 国旗 guó qí — national flag HSK 6
    • 国 nation, country
    • 旗 flag, banner
    Example

    每个国家都有自己的国旗。

    měi gè guó jiā dōu yǒu zì jǐ de guó qí

    Every country has its own national flag.

  • 2 旗帜 qí zhì — flag HSK 7
    • 旗 flag, banner
    • 帜 banner, emblem (reinforces the flag meaning)
    Example

    这面旗帜代表着我们的国家。

    zhè miàn qí zhì dài biǎo zhe wǒ men de guó jiā

    This flag represents our country.

  • 3 锦旗 jǐn qí — silk banner HSK 7
    • 锦 silk, brocade, embroidered fabric
    • 旗 flag, banner
    Example

    消防员收到了市民赠送的锦旗。

    xiāo fáng yuán shōu dào le shì mín zèng sòng de jǐn qí

    The firefighters received silk banners presented by citizens.

袍 páo — robe/gown (indicating the type of garment)

Structure & writing
1 旗 qí — flag; banner (made of cloth, paper, silk, etc., usually rectangular, square, or triangular)

旗 is not used as a component in any other character.

旗 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 袍 páo — long robe; gown

袍 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 衤 yī — clothing/garment radical
衤 is a component in 13 characters
HSK 2
裤 kù trousers; pants worn below the waist with two legs
HSK 3
初 chū beginning; initial 衫 shān upper garment, unlined jacket 衬 chèn to line with a layer underneath or inside 被 bèi a surname 裙 qún skirt (–子, –儿)
HSK 4
袜 wà sock; stocking (garment worn on the foot, not directly touching the ground)
HSK 5
补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged
HSK 6
袖 xiù sleeve (of a garment) 裕 yù abundant, ample
HSK 7
袍 páo long robe; gown 袱 fu cloth used for wrapping or covering 裸 luǒ to be naked, bare (the body)
2.2 包 bāo — to wrap (something) with paper, cloth, etc.
包 is a component in 9 characters
HSK 2
跑 pǎo to run, to move forward by leaping with legs alternately
HSK 3
饱 bǎo full (after eating); satiated (opposite of hungry)
HSK 4
抱 bào to embrace with arms, to hug
HSK 6
泡 pào bubble (spherical or hemispherical body formed by gas in liquid) 胞 bāo placenta and fetal membranes
HSK 7
刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 炮 pào cannon; artillery piece (caliber above 2 cm, firing shells; includes mortars, howitzers, cannons, anti-aircraft guns, etc.) 袍 páo long robe; gown 雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage

Stroke order