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- 裁缝
裁缝
cái feng
Meaning
- tailor
- dressmaker
Definition
裁缝是指制作或修补衣服的人。也指裁剪和缝制衣服的工作。
A tailor is a person who makes or repairs clothing. It also refers to the work of cutting and sewing clothes.
Usage
作为名词，指代职业；作为动词，表示将布料裁剪缝制成衣服。
As a noun, it refers to the profession; as a verb, it means to cut and sew fabric into clothing.
Examples
- 1 这位裁缝手艺很好，做出的衣服非常合身。 (This tailor has great skills, the clothes he makes fit perfectly.)
- 2 她决定自己裁缝一件连衣裙。 (She decided to tailor a dress herself.)
- 3 裁缝店里挂满了各种样式的服装。 (The tailor shop is full of various styles of clothing.)
- 4 他爷爷是一位老裁缝，一生都在做衣服。 (His grandfather is an old tailor who has been making clothes all his life.)
- 5 这件西装需要找裁缝改一下尺寸。 (This suit needs to be altered by a tailor.)
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