旗袍 qí páo ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄠˊ kei4 pou2 HSK 7-9 高階級 · Level 4

  • cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 旗 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 她 ( tā taa1 ) 穿 ( chuān cyun1 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 件 ( jiàn gin6 ) 红旗 紅旗 ( hóng qí hung4 kei4 ) 袍 ( páo pou4 )。

    She wore a red cheongsam.

  • 最初 ( zuì chū zeoi3 co1 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 旗袍 ( qí páo kei4 pou2 ) 是 ( shì si6 ) 宽松 寬鬆 ( kuān sōng fun1 sung1 ) 的 ( de dik1 )。

    The original qipao was wide and loose.

  • 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 中国 中國 ( Zhōng guó zung1 gwok3 ) 南方 ( nán fāng naam4 fong1 ), 旗袍 ( qí páo kei4 pou2 ) 又称 又稱 ( yòu chēng jau6 cing1 )“ 长衫 長衫 ( cháng shān coeng4 saam1 )”。

    In Southern China, the qipao is also known as "changshan".

  • “ 旗袍 ( qí páo kei4 pou2 )” 这个 這個 ( zhè ge ze2 go3 ) 词语 詞語 ( cí yǔ ci4 jyu5 ) 在 ( zài zoi6 ) 中国 中國 ( Zhōng guó zung1 gwok3 ) 北方 ( běi fāng bak1 fong1 ) 广为 廣為 ( guǎng wéi gwong2 wai6 ) 使用 ( shǐ yòng si2 jung6 )。

    The term "qipao" is widely used in Northern China.

  • 现代 現代 ( xiàn dài jin6 doi6 ) 版 ( bǎn baan2 ) 旗袍 ( qí páo kei4 pou2 ) 因 ( yīn jan1 ) 能 ( néng nang4 ) 突显 突顯 ( tū xiǎn dat6 hin2 ) 女人 ( nǚ rén neoi5 jan4 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 身材 ( shēn cái san1 coi4 ) 而 ( ér ji4 ) 闻名 聞名 ( wén míng man4 ming4 )。

    The modernized version of the qipao is noted for accentuating the female figure.

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