HSK 6 · Clothing

制服 zhìfú “uniform” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 制服 means

  1. uniform
  2. to subdue
  3. to bring under control
  4. to check
  5. (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • uniform (army, party, school etc)
  • livery (for company employees)

Measure word 套 tào · 一套制服 yí tào zhìfú

How to say 制服

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale制zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale服fú2nd tone, rising

制服 in a sentence

  1. 公司为他们提供制服。

    Gōngsī wèi tāmen tígōng zhìfú.

    The company provides them with uniforms.

    Sentence #343633 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 他们都穿着制服。

    Tāmen dōu chuān zhe zhìfú.

    They are all wearing uniforms.

    Sentence #465916 from Tatoeba

  3. 我没有穿制服。

    Wǒ méiyǒu chuān zhìfú.

    I wasn’t wearing a uniform.

    Sentence #9501476 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 制服 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 制 (zhì) drawn as one shape
制zhìsystem

制 is a single shape of 8 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

The character 服 (fú) with each of its parts in a different colour
服fúclothes
  • 月moon · yuè
  • 卩seal · jié
  • 又again · yòu

How to write 制服

制 8 strokes · 服 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

制服 (zhìfú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 制服 (zhìfú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 制服

Words with 制

控制kòngzhì · to control限制xiànzhì · to restrict制定zhìdìng · to draw up制造zhìzào · to manufacture制作zhìzuò · to make制度zhìdù · system (of rules)复制fùzhì · to duplicate遏制èzhì · to curb节制jiézhì · to control牵制qiānzhì · to contain

Words with 服

衣服yīfu · clothes服务员fúwùyuán · waiter舒服shūfu · comfortable服务fúwù · to serve服装fúzhuāng · dress说服shuōfú · to persuade克服kèfú · to overcome (difficulties)佩服pèifú · to admire服从fúcóng · to obey屈服qūfú · to yield

More words: Clothing & Appearance

耳环ěrhuán · earring服装fúzhuāng · dress戒指jièzhi · (finger) ring牛仔裤niúzǎikù · jeans外表wàibiǎo · appearance衣裳yīshang · clothes熨yùn · to iron羽绒服yǔróngfú · down jacket

FAQs

制服 (zhìfú) means “uniform” or “to subdue”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhìfú: zhì with a 4th tone, then fú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 制服 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 套 (tào). For example, one uniform is 一套制服 (yí tào zhìfú).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhifu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 制服 from the suggestions. Typing zhifu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
制服 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.