制 服

zhìfú

“To subdue” in Chinese is 制服 (zhìfú).

Meaning

to subdue
to check
to bring under control

Show 3 more meanings

(in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status
uniform (army, party, school etc)
livery (for company employees)

Example

我没有穿制服。

I wasn't wearing a uniform.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zhìHSK 38 strokessystem fúHSK 18 strokesclothes

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Not to be confused with: 致富 (zhìfù, to become rich) · 支付 (zhīfù, to pay (money))