cheongsam
noun
cheong·sam
ˈchȯŋ-ˌsäm 
: a dress of southern Chinese origin with a slit skirt and a mandarin collar
Examples of cheongsam in a Sentence
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Negga variously wears fur and a chemise and a high-necked cheongsam and a golden evening gown.
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Helen Shaw, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022
Here the singer wore a sheer take on the cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress that became popular in the ’90s.
—Indya Brown, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2022
Near the beginning of the escalator system sits one of the longest-standing cheongsam workshops in town, Linva (38 Cochrane St., Central).
—CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
Traditional outfits are called cheongsam (also known as qipao) are worn in red.
—Anna Kim, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2022
Once a loose-fitting everyday staple, the qipao (also known as a cheongsam) was popularized in Shanghai in the 1920s and became increasingly fitted as women gained more agency over their lives and bodies.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 July 2021
Mom was sitting in a chair, her side to the camera, wearing a tight green silk cheongsam.
—Longreads, 9 Jan. 2016
Many of the old wedding dresses, known as cheongsam, that people donated would annually be showcased in the windows of Macy's during the lunar new year.
—Monica Haider, CNN, 25 Jan. 2020
Dad described it: Mom was sitting in a chair, her side to the camera, wearing a tight green silk cheongsam.
—Longreads, 31 Dec. 2014
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Helen Shaw, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2022
Here the singer wore a sheer take on the cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress that became popular in the ’90s.
—Indya Brown, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2022
Near the beginning of the escalator system sits one of the longest-standing cheongsam workshops in town, Linva (38 Cochrane St., Central).
—CNN, 6 Sep. 2022
Traditional outfits are called cheongsam (also known as qipao) are worn in red.
—Anna Kim, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2022
Once a loose-fitting everyday staple, the qipao (also known as a cheongsam) was popularized in Shanghai in the 1920s and became increasingly fitted as women gained more agency over their lives and bodies.
—Rebecca Cairns, CNN, 25 July 2021
Mom was sitting in a chair, her side to the camera, wearing a tight green silk cheongsam.
—Longreads, 9 Jan. 2016
Many of the old wedding dresses, known as cheongsam, that people donated would annually be showcased in the windows of Macy's during the lunar new year.
—Monica Haider, CNN, 25 Jan. 2020
Dad described it: Mom was sitting in a chair, her side to the camera, wearing a tight green silk cheongsam.
—Longreads, 31 Dec. 2014
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Word History
Etymology
Chinese (Guangdong) chèuhng-sāam, literally, long gown
First Known Use
1952, in the meaning defined above
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“Cheongsam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheongsam. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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