Buying in Chinese online stores is not easy and sometimes it resembles Russian roulette. Each time, the buyer wonders if 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 there can be trouble with the timing. It’s also hard for most people to understand Chinese clothing sizes. All these inconveniences are often compensated by the very low price of things. Therefore, many of us can not resist the temptation. This article will discuss how to translate Chinese clothing sizes into Russian.
How to use tables?
Before buying things from China manufacturers should deal with Chinese clothing sizes. To compare Russian and Chinese data, you should take measurements:
- Waist.
- Hip girth.
- Chest volume.
Also useful:
- Arms length.
- Back length.
- Leg length.
- Shoulder width.
Before shopping, it is advisable to decide how long the skirt or dress you want and measure this parameter. With these characteristics on hand, it’s 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. Next you see a similar table. For convenience, you can print it yourself.
The following is a table to help you translate the notation in Chinese.
Good Buying Tips
- Merchants from the Middle Kingdom endlessly repeat to the Russians that their people are much smaller than the Slavs. Accordingly, the Chinese sizes will not fit one to one. Here the significance is not so much the growth as 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 magnificent forms as most Slavs.
- On most Chinese sites, the parameter is taken not for the girth of body parts, but for measurements of the clothes themselves, for example, in the chest or hips. Accordingly, things need to be ordered one or two sizes larger, otherwise you just will not squeeze into them. In addition, not all clothing should be tight-fitting.
- Often on things from the Middle Kingdom we see familiar characters from S to XXXXXL. Do not rejoice and take them as a landmark. Here, your usual M size may turn out to be XS. If possible, then check your options with the seller’s dimensional grid.
- “Free” in Chinese clothing sizes does not mean “dimensionless” at all. Rather, all Asians have in mind loose clothing that suits a person from "eska" to "emka". Keep in mind that the item is designed for growth not higher than 165 cm.
- Patterns of the same type of clothing from different manufacturers, most likely, have significant differences. Get advice from the seller and, again, do not forget about the size grid of the company.
- Well, if the site from which you order things has an English-language interface. But what if the manufacturer or seller indicates size information using hieroglyphs? How to translate Chinese clothing sizes to Russian? "Google translator" here is not your assistant. You will have to look for an image on which there are measurements and compare what is written with Chinese characters in the names of the cells in the tabular data.
- Typically, on Chinese sites, for convenience, measurements are given in centimeters, but it happens that next to the number is a character that means Chinese feet (1 foot = 33.3 cm).
Chinese women's clothing sizes
Never forget that Asians are more fragile than Slavs. Add two more to your Russian size and you can place an order. The table below shows the correspondence of 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 circumference under the mammary glands. Fix the centimeter tape on the left side of the armpit. Hold her finger so she does not move out. If that doesn’t work, then ask your loved ones to help you. This way you will recognize the volume under the breast.
Next, tailor the ribbon into a ring, guided by the highest point of the mammary glands. Record the value. Below you see a table of sizes of Chinese-made bras .
Chinese sizes of children's clothing
Baby items from China are renowned as wear resistant. At the same time, they bribe with their cheapness, which pleases parents very much, because children quickly spoil things or grow out of them.
When purchasing outfits for a presentation or when it is impossible to try on a thing for a baby, remember that in Chinese sizes there are many nuances. Do not forget to take measurements from the baby. If you want to make a gift, then do not buy things “back to back”. Below you will see a table of Chinese children's sizes. She 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 go in accordance with growth, then 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. Often, premature babies are born so small.
The easiest way to order from China hats for kids. To clarify the size, you need to know only the circumference of the head of the crumbs. When taking measurements, do not hold the measuring tape too tight. It’s better to leave a few centimeters of free space. Leave 1-2 cm. If this is not done, then the headgear will be small. The sizes of caps for Asians correspond to Russian ones.
Shoe sizes
What really strikes you is the size of Chinese shoes. In Asians, this parameter is fundamentally different from ours. Size corresponds to two numbers. They indicate the length and volume of the foot. For example, if you have 36 shoe sizes, then you need Chinese 230/215. The first number is the length of the step in millimeters, the second is the girth.
Chinese size grid for men
For a landmark in the Chinese size of shirts, T-shirts, a chest or waist circumference is taken. Representatives of the stronger sex can vary greatly in complexion. Most often, the shoulders of the guys are wider than the waist, but there are people who have a "beer belly." Here it will be he who will be the most outstanding part of the body and you need to build on it when choosing clothes.
Below is a size chart of Asian sizes for men.
The size of the pants is selected in accordance with the circumference of the hips.
If you order clothes over the Internet, and you have difficulties with tabular data, then do not hesitate to ask questions to the seller, because this is his 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 you will have after your purchase.