时尚 shíshàng fashion
fashion; fad; fashionable
How to remember 时尚: 时 time + 尚 esteem = fashion.
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How it is used
- Fashion/fashionable, being in vogue - 时尚潮流 (shíshàng cháoliú) fashion trends, 很时尚 (hěn shíshàng) very stylish.
- Both noun (fashion) and adjective (fashionable/trendy); about current, stylish taste.
- Contrast 流行 (liúxíng, popular/prevalent); 时尚 stresses chic style, 流行 stresses being widespread.
Example sentences
- 今年的时尚潮流完全不同于去年。 Jīnnián de shíshàng cháoliú wánquán bùtóngyú qùnián.This year's fashions are completely different from last year's.
- 跟上最近潮流时尚是件非常花钱的事儿。 Gēnshàng zuìjìn cháoliú shíshàng shì jiàn fēicháng huāqián de shìér.It is very expensive to keep up with the latest fashions.