Chinese word

衣长

Pronunciation

Pinyinyī cháng

Meaning

  • noungarment length

Example

请量一下这件衣服的衣长。qǐng liàng yí xià zhè jiàn yī fú de yī cháng

Please measure the length of this garment.

Illustration for 衣长 (garment length)

More examples

试穿后发现衣长偏长。shì chuān hòu fā xiàn yī cháng piān cháng

After trying it on, I found that the garment length was a little long.

Core concept

The straight-down span of a garment, linking its upper edge with the hem and setting its overall length.

Common phrases

  • 衣长合适yī cháng hé shì

    garment length fits

  • 衣长偏长yī cháng piān cháng

    garment length is a little long

Similar words

衣服长度yī fú cháng dù: The top-to-bottom length of a piece of clothing, stated as a general description.
长度cháng dù: A measurement of how long an object or distance is.
袖长xiù cháng: The length from a garment's shoulder to the end of its sleeve.
尺码chí mǎ: A clothing size shown by a code or number, such as M or L.

Definition in Chinese

衣服从肩部或领口到下摆的垂直长度，用来表示衣服的总体长短。yī fú cóng jiān bù huò líng kǒu dào xià bǎi de chuí zhí cháng dù yòng lái biǎo shì yī fú de zóng tǐ cháng duǎn

Word origin

衣 (yī, "garment") + 长 (cháng, "length") names the measurement from a garment's upper edge down to its hem.

Usage tips

  • For online shopping, matching this number with a similar garment already owned gives a more reliable fit comparison than relying on a general size such as small or medium.

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