【Learn Chinese】Women’s Clothing: Do you know all these items?

In this week’s article, let’s look at 20 common Chinese words you can use to describe women’s clothing and shoes. Let’s begin by looking at women’s clothing in general. The word to refer to ladies and the female gender in Chinese is: 女 (nǚ). So, when you search for items online, you can simply add the word “女” to filter out what you’re looking for.
Besides, you will often notice the character 装 (zhuāng), “clothing” or “costume”, added to 女 (nǚ) to refer to “women’s clothing”: 女装 (nǚzhuāng)
 
Let’s learn some clothes items in Chinese:
Coat: 外套 wàitào - Any type of coat or jacket that can be worn outside can be called 外套 (wàitào).
Sweater: 毛衣 máoyī - It’s a self-explanatory word: 毛 (máo) means “fur” or “wool”, and 衣 means “clothes”.
Jacket: 夹克 jiākè
Jeans: 牛仔裤 niúzǎikù
Hat: 帽子 màozi
Scarf: 围巾 wéijīn
Bag: 包 bāo
Hoodie: 卫衣 wèiyī
Sweatpants: 运动裤 yùndòng kù
Sneakers: 运动鞋 yùndòngxíe
Cap: 棒球帽 bàngqiúmào
T-Shirt: T恤 T xù
Skirt: 裙子 qúnzi
Tank top: 背心 bèixīn
Flats: 平底鞋 píngdǐxié
Flip-flops: 拖鞋 tuōxié
Sunglasses: 太阳镜 tàiyángjìng
Dress: 连衣裙 liányīqún
High heels: 高跟鞋 gāogēnxié
Make-up: 化妆 huàzhuāng