Chinese word

婚纱

Pronunciation

Pinyinhūn shā

Meaning

  • nounwedding dress

Example

她买了一件婚纱。tā mǎi le yí jiàn hūn shā

She bought a wedding dress.

Illustration for 婚纱 (wedding dress)

More examples

婚礼前她反复试穿婚纱，确认款式。hūn lǐ qián tā fǎn fù shì chuān hūn shā què rèn kuǎn shì

Before the wedding, she tried on the wedding dress repeatedly to confirm the style.

Core concept

The bride's formal outfit, often white and made striking by delicate fabric or lace.

Common phrases

  • 试穿婚纱shì chuān hūn shā

    try on a wedding dress

  • 定制婚纱dìng zhì hūn shā

    custom-order a wedding dress

  • 选购婚纱xuǎn gòu hūn shā

    shop for a wedding dress

Similar words

礼服lǐ fú: Formal clothing worn for an important ceremony or official occasion.
晚礼服wán lǐ fú: A long, glamorous dress worn by a woman for a formal evening occasion.

Definition in Chinese

指婚礼上新娘穿的正式服装，通常为白色并以轻薄的布料或蕾丝等装饰，常用于拍摄婚纱照。zhǐ hūn lǐ shàng xīn niáng chuān de zhèng shì fú zhuāng tōng cháng wèi bái sè bìng yǐ qīng bó de bù liào huò lěi sī děng zhuāng shì cháng yòng yú pāi shè hūn shā zhào

Word origin

婚 (hūn, "marriage") identifies the occasion, while 纱 (shā, "gauze") points to the thin, airy material linked with the outfit.

Usage tips

  • English often uses wedding dress for the garment alone, while Chinese commonly places 婚纱 (hūnshā, "wedding dress") in service names such as wedding-photo studios and dress stores.

Other meanings

  • bridal wearnoun

Opposites

  • 便服biàn fúeveryday clothesnoun
  • 休闲服xiū xián fúcasual clothesnoun

Related words

  • 婚纱照hūn shā zhàowedding photosnoun
  • 婚纱店hūn shā diànwedding dress shopnoun
  • 婚纱摄影hūn shā shè yǐngbridal photographynoun

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