cheongsam
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- noun
- /ˈtʃɪɔŋˌsɑm/
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cheongsam
- Then you can wear the cheongsam.
- a silk cheongsam
- a green cheongsam
- wore a cheongsam
Examples
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During the festival, many women wore traditional cheongsams that highlighted their elegance.
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My father has a Chinese friend who gave me a beautiful cheongsam as a present.
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It's time to wear the cheongsam.
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- Are you the one selling these cheongsams?
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I want Fan Bing Bing's cheongsam.
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The third category, the "self-introductions," featured contestants in their Chinese cheongsam.
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Miss Costa Rica, dressed in a classic-style cheongsam (qi pao), presented an archetypal image of idealized Hong Kong Chinese femininity.
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She looked stunning in her cheongsam, which had intricate floral designs.
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For the charity gala, she chose a vibrant red cheongsam that complemented her figure beautifully.
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cheongsam comes from Cantonese words cheong ('long') and sam ('shirt'), so it originally meant a 'long shirt'. That's why a cheongsam is a close-fitting Chinese dress with a high neck that looks like a long shirt.