制服

• Pinyin: zhì fú
• Desglose de hanzi: 制 = regulate/make; 服 = 月 + 又 + 卩 (body + hand + kneeling — clothing or submission)

Significado

Uniforme; (verbo) someter/reducir.

As a noun: 校服 (school uniform), 军装 (military uniform), 工作制服 (work uniform). As a verb: 制服歹徒 (subdue the criminal), 制服疾病 (conquer disease). The dual meaning connects wearing a uniform with being controlled/disciplined.

Ejemplos

1. 警察穿着整洁的制服在街头巡逻。
2. 勇敢的市民合力制服了抢劫犯，将其交给警方。
3. 医护人员身穿白色制服，在病房里忙碌着。

Guía de uso

Contexto: clothing, law enforcement, workplace

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 学生必须按规定穿着校服上学。(Students must wear school uniforms to school as required.)
• 特警队员迅速出击，成功制服了持刀歹徒。(The SWAT team struck quickly and successfully subdued the knife-wielding criminal.)

Incorrecto

• 我制服了这道数学题 — for solving problems, use 解决 or 攻克; 制服 implies physical or forceful subduing

Origen e historia

制 (regulate/make) + 服 (clothes/submit) — regulated clothing; or to make someone submit

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal