Chinese word

袖长

Pronunciation

Pinyinxiù cháng

Meaning

  • nounsleeve length

Example

试穿后觉得这件衬衫的袖长合适。shì chuān hòu jué de zhè jiàn chèn shān de xiù cháng hé shì

After trying on this shirt, the sleeve length seemed right.

Illustration for 袖长 (sleeve length)

More examples

这件外套的袖长太长，遮住了手背。zhè jiàn wài tào de xiù cháng tài cháng zhē zhù le shǒu bèi

This coat's sleeve length is too long and covers the back of the hand.

Core concept

A line running from a garment's shoulder area to its cuff, showing how far the sleeve reaches.

Common phrases

  • 袖长合适xiù cháng hé shì

    sleeve length is right

  • 袖长太短xiù cháng tài duǎn

    sleeve length is too short

  • 测量袖长cè liáng xiù cháng

    measure sleeve length

Similar words

袖子xiù zi: A garment part that covers all or part of the arm.
衣长yī cháng: A garment's vertical length from its upper edge to its bottom edge.
肩宽jiān kuān: The width of a garment across the shoulders.
袖口xiù kǒu: The sleeve's outer end, where the hand passes through.

Definition in Chinese

衣服袖子的长度，用来判断袖子是否能覆盖手臂或到达手腕位置，通常通过测量肩位到袖口的距离来表示。yī fú xiù zi de cháng dù yòng lái pàn duàn xiù zi shì fǒu néng fù gài shǒu bì huò dào dá shǒu wàn wèi zhì tōng cháng tōng guò cè liáng jiān wèi dào xiù kǒu de jù lí lái biǎo shì

Word origin

袖 (xiù, "sleeve") + 长 (cháng, "long; length") forms 袖长 (xiùzhǎng, "sleeve length"), a transparent compound for the sleeve's measured extent.

Usage tips

  • On Chinese size charts, this term is commonly followed by a number in centimeters, so it works as a measurement label rather than a description of the wearer's arm.

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