Chinese Word: 服 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

服

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 月; Structure: 月 + 卩又

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Pinyin: fú

English Definition: clothes; dress; garment; to serve (in the military, a prison sentence etc); to obey; to be convinced (by an argument); to convince; to admire; to acclimatize; to take (medicine); mourning clothes; to wear mourning clothes
Chinese Definition:
①衣裳：服装。制服。
②穿衣裳：服丧。服用(ａ．指穿衣服、用器物；b．吃药)。
③作，担任：服务。服刑。服兵役。
④顺从：信服。佩服。降(xiáng)服。服辩(旧指认罪书)。服膺(牢记在胸中，衷心信服)。
⑤习惯，适应：不服水土。
⑥吃(药)：内服。
⑦乘，用：服牛乘(chèng)马。
⑧姓氏。
Example Words:
征服 [ zhēng fú ]: to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish
屈服 [ qū fú ]: to surrender; to yield
制服 [ zhì fú ]: to subdue; to check; to bring under control; (in former times) what one is allowed to wear depending on social status; uniform (army, party, school etc); livery (for company employees); Classifiers: 套
服气 [ fú qì ]: to be convinced; to accept
羽绒服 [ yǔ róng fú ]: down-filled garment
Pinyin: fù

English Definition: dose (measure word for medicine); Taiwan pr. [fu2]
Example Words:
舌下含服 [ shé xià hán fù ]: sublingual administration (medicine)

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