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制服
zhìfú
Description
制服是学校、公司或者军队里大家一起穿的一样的衣服。
"制服" is the same clothing worn together by everyone in schools, companies, or the military.
很多学生每天上学都要穿制服。
Many students have to wear "制服" every day when they go to school.
Meanings
制服zhìfú
uniform (worn by a group)
他穿着警察制服。
He is wearing a police uniform.
制服zhìfú
to subdue, to bring under control
警察很快制服了小偷。
The police quickly subdued the thief.
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Notes
- Etymology
制 (to make/regulate) + 服 (clothing); the verb sense means to force into submission.
- Nuance
as a noun it is stressed zhìfú; the verb sense is common in news about arrests.
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