cheongsam
noun [ C ] uk/ˌtʃɒŋˈsæm/ us/ˌtʃɑːŋˈsæm/ cheongsam or cheongsams
旗袍
a straight, tight silk dress with a high neck and a slit (= cut) in the side of the skirt, in a style that became popular in China, especially Shanghai
A petite woman, dressed in a cheongsam, appeared. 来了一个身穿旗袍的娇小女人。
They all wear bright cheongsams that represent a 1960s take on traditional Shanghai style. 他们都穿着鲜艳的旗袍，体现了1960年代传统的上海风格。
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- There was an elderly white-haired Chinese lady in a modest blue cheongsam.
- Tan has a personal collection of vintage cheongsams and robes assembled over years of scouring flea markets.
- Galliano's first Dior collection featured cheongsam, as did Tom Ford's last YSL collection.
- Celebrities in Shanghai made these tight-fitting cheongsam popular.
- I bought lovely new dresses, including a Taiwanese silk cheongsam with hand embroidery.
- There were some interesting cigarette advertisements from the 1930s, where you see the traditional cheongsam being Westernized.