Buying in Chinese online stores is not easy and sometimes it feels like Russian roulette. Each time the buyer wonders whether this time fortune will turn to face him or not? After all, it is impossible to guess how the product in the picture corresponds to reality, and sometimes there is trouble with the timing. And most people find it difficult to understand Chinese clothing sizes. All these inconveniences are often offset by the very low price of things. Therefore, many of us cannot resist the temptation. This article will discuss how to translate Chinese clothing sizes into Russian.
How to use tables?
Before you buy things from manufacturers from the Middle Kingdom, you should deal with Chinese clothing sizes. To compare Russian data and Chinese data, you should take measurements:
- Waist.
- Hip circumference.
- Chest volume.
Also useful:
- Arm length.
- Lengthback.
- Length of legs.
- Shoulder width.
Before shopping, it is advisable to decide how long the skirt or dress you want and measure this parameter. With these specifications at hand, it is easy to find your size in the Chinese clothing size chart.
Manufacturers apply a detailed Chinese size chart to their products, but the trouble is that the designation in it is most often in the language of this country. Below you see a similar table. For convenience, you can print it yourself.
The following is a table to help you translate Chinese notation.
Useful tips for buyers
Sellers from the Celestial Empire endlessly repeat to the Russians that their people are much smaller than the Slavs. Accordingly, Chinese sizes will not fit one to one. Here, it is not so much height that matters, but the length of the arms and legs. Europeans have longer arms and legs than Asians. This also applies to women's sizes of Chinese clothing. Asians do not have such curvaceous forms as most Slavs
- On most Chinese sites, it is not the girth of body parts that is taken as a parameter, but measurements of the clothing itself, for example, in the chest or hips area. Accordingly, things need to be ordered one or two sizes larger, otherwise you just won’t fit into them. Also, not all clothing has to be tight.
- Often on things from China we see familiar symbols from S to XXXXXL. Do not rejoice and take them as a guide. Here familiar to youSize M may turn out to be XS. If possible, check your parameters with the seller's size chart.
- "Free" in Chinese clothing sizes does not mean "no size" at all. Rather, all Asians mean loose clothing that will fit a person with a size from "eski" to "emka". Please note that the item is designed for height no higher than 165 cm.
- Patterns of the same type of clothing from different manufacturers are likely to have significant differences. Get advice from the seller and, again, do not forget about the dimensional grid of the company.
- It's good if the site you order things from has an English interface. But what if the manufacturer or seller indicates size information using hieroglyphs? How to translate Chinese clothing sizes into Russian? Google translate is no help here. You will have to look for an image that has measurements and compare what is written with Chinese characters in the cell names in the table data.
- As a rule, on Chinese websites, for convenience, measurements are given in centimeters, but it happens that next to the number there is a hieroglyph that stands for Chinese feet (1 foot=33.3 cm).
Chinese sizes for women's clothing
Never forget that Asians are more fragile than Slavs. Add two more to your Russian size and you can place an order. Below is a table of correspondence between Russian and Chinese parameters of women's clothing.
Asian bra sizes
To understand what size underwear you need,take two measurements: the volume of the chest itself and the girth under the mammary glands. Fix the measuring tape on the left side of the armpit. Hold it with your finger so that it does not move out. If it doesn't work, ask your loved ones to help you. This way you will know the volume under the breast.
Next, close the tailor's ribbon into a ring, focusing on the highest point of the mammary glands. Write down the value. Below you can see the Chinese made bra size chart.
Chinese sizes for children's clothing
Children's clothes from China are known for being durable. At the same time, they bribe with their cheapness, which makes parents very happy, because children quickly spoil things or grow out of them.
When buying outfits for a present or when a thing cannot be tried on for a baby, remember that there are many nuances in Chinese sizes. Don't forget to take your baby's measurements. If you want to give a gift, then do not buy things "back to back". Below you will see a table of Chinese children's sizes. It will help you make a bargain.
Next you see the sizes of older children.
Features of Chinese sizes for babies
If Russian firms have sizes of clothes for babies in accordance with growth, then for the Chinese they are equal to the age of the crumbs. That is, 1 month=56 cm, 2 months=62 centimeters, and so on. Size "0" corresponds to the smallest size of 50 cm. They are often born this small.premature babies.
The easiest way to order hats for kids from China. To clarify the size, you only need to know the circumference of the head of the crumbs. When taking measurements, do not hold the measuring tape too tight. It is better to leave a few centimeters of free space. Leave 1-2 cm. If this is not done, then the headdress will be small. The sizes of Asians' hats correspond to Russian ones.
Shoe sizes
What really strikes you is the size of Chinese shoes. For Asians, this parameter is fundamentally different from ours. The size corresponds to two numbers. They indicate the length and volume of the foot. For example, if your shoe size is 36, then you need Chinese 230/215. The first number is the step length in millimeters, the second is the girth.
Chinese size chart for men
Chinese size of shirts and t-shirts is based on chest or waist circumference. Representatives of the stronger sex can vary greatly in build. Most often, the shoulders of the guys are wider than the waist, but there are people who have a "beer tummy". Here it will be the most prominent part of the body and you need to build on it when choosing clothes.
The following is an Asian size chart for men.
We choose the size of the pants according to the circumference of the hips.
If you're ordering clothes online and you're having trouble with tabular data, don't hesitate to ask the seller, that's their job. The Chinese clothing size chart should be a visual aid for those who often order things from the Middle Kingdom. The more clarifications you have, the less problems will arise after the purchase.
