cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits

qí páo

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Slender and form-fitting with a high cut, the new qipao contrasted sharply with the traditional one.

A qipao in the traditional style is made entirely by hand and requires labour-intensive manual tailoring techniques to enhance and exhibit every unique female form.

一件传统式样的旗袍是完全手工制作的，也需要劳动密集的裁缝业技术，为了增加而显示每种独一无二的女性体态。

People eagerly sought a more modernised style of dress and transformed the old qipao to suit their tastes.

人们热切地寻求更有现代风格的衣服，所以把以前的旗袍改成了适合他们品位的东西。

With its distinctive Chinese features, the qipao enjoys growing popularity in the international world of high fashion.

旗袍因有与众不同的特点而在国际时尚界享有与日俱增的名望。

The original qipao covered most of a woman's body, revealing only the head, the hands and the tips of the toes, in order to conceal the figure of the wearer regardless of her age.

最初的旗袍遮住了女性身体的大部分，只露出头部、手和脚趾头，为的是无论穿戴者的年龄如何,都能隐藏她的身材。

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cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits

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