<![CDATA[Comments on: Warm Winter Clothes]]> 2009-12-03 18:00:00 <![CDATA[By: zhuimia]]> I have a question. When can we use the word        “ 衬衫” ？ I never see or hear it used. Is it ever used? And I have another question, do Chinese people usually just say "t-shirt", even when they're speaking Chinese? I guess what I mean is, do most Chinese people actually say “T恤”， or do they usually just say "T-shirt" ?  

]]> I have a question. When can we use the word        “ 衬衫” ？ I never see or hear it used. Is it ever used? And I have another question, do Chinese people usually just say "t-shirt", even when they're speaking Chinese? I guess what I mean is, do most Chinese people actually say “T恤”， or do they usually just say "T-shirt" ?  

]]> <![CDATA[By: zhuimia]]> either way, I think it would be cool if Chinese people would choose a Chinese character that sounds like "T", instead of writing “T恤”.

How about I coin one right now? Here it is: "体"

So the new Chinese word for T-shirt is 体恤。Not only does it sound the same as T恤， but it 体also means "body" , which is what the shirt is covering. It's totally perfect.

You're welcome China!!

]]> either way, I think it would be cool if Chinese people would choose a Chinese character that sounds like "T", instead of writing “T恤”.

How about I coin one right now? Here it is: "体"

So the new Chinese word for T-shirt is 体恤。Not only does it sound the same as T恤， but it 体also means "body" , which is what the shirt is covering. It's totally perfect.

You're welcome China!!

]]> <![CDATA[By: bodawei]]> I feel that an important item of clothing has been neglected - the humble trackie dacks (more formally known as the track suit.)  An essential item in Winter in China. Admittedly you may not get into a dance club wearing them.  Although people wear them to work.  

运动裤· yùndòngkù (trackie dacks)  Other definitions you might find in your  dictionary are not used in practice here.  

]]> I feel that an important item of clothing has been neglected - the humble trackie dacks (more formally known as the track suit.)  An essential item in Winter in China. Admittedly you may not get into a dance club wearing them.  Although people wear them to work.  

运动裤· yùndòngkù (trackie dacks)  Other definitions you might find in your  dictionary are not used in practice here.  

]]> <![CDATA[By: RJ]]> bodawei

trackie dacks? You lost me. I gather from the chinese definition that maybe you mean sweat pants?

]]> bodawei

trackie dacks? You lost me. I gather from the chinese definition that maybe you mean sweat pants?

]]> <![CDATA[By: zhuimia]]> 是不是衣服一定要有扣子才叫做“衬衫”？

]]> 是不是衣服一定要有扣子才叫做“衬衫”？

]]> <![CDATA[By: pretzellogic]]> bodawei, never heard the term "trackie dacks" before, but if you're referring to track suits, then these are the suits that I see kids wearing as school uniforms?  I still see them wearing these things in 30 degree weather. I hope they're wearing 2 sets of long underwear under them.

]]> bodawei, never heard the term "trackie dacks" before, but if you're referring to track suits, then these are the suits that I see kids wearing as school uniforms?  I still see them wearing these things in 30 degree weather. I hope they're wearing 2 sets of long underwear under them.

]]> <![CDATA[By: bodawei]]> <![CDATA[By: jennyzhu]]> @zhuimia,

衬衫/chèn shān are business shirts (but also include those with a more casual style). Yes, they have buttons.

]]> @zhuimia,

衬衫/chèn shān are business shirts (but also include those with a more casual style). Yes, they have buttons.

]]> <![CDATA[By: John]]> Wow... "trackie dacks"??

There are the cotton kind, which we call sweatpants, sweatshirts, or a sweatsuit (together), but then there are also those lightweight synthetic ones, called "track suits" (?).  I'm not entirely sure how to refer to these myself! I'll let the teachers take it away...

sweatsuit中文怎么说？

track suit中文怎么说？

]]> Wow... "trackie dacks"??

There are the cotton kind, which we call sweatpants, sweatshirts, or a sweatsuit (together), but then there are also those lightweight synthetic ones, called "track suits" (?).  I'm not entirely sure how to refer to these myself! I'll let the teachers take it away...

sweatsuit中文怎么说？

track suit中文怎么说？

]]> <![CDATA[By: shanghaichanges]]> vocab on taking off clothes and stripping. Thanks Chinesepod! You will never know how resourceful this information will be for a guy like me ;)

]]> vocab on taking off clothes and stripping. Thanks Chinesepod! You will never know how resourceful this information will be for a guy like me ;)

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