中国的旗袍，在英语中被翻译为Chinese dress。

China's chi-pao (or cheongsam) is understood as the "Chinese dress" in English.

　　旗袍是“旗人长袍”的简称。旗人指中国的少数民族——满族。

Chi-pao is the shortened form of "Qiren changpao" (robe of the Man people), and "Qiren" refers to the Man people, who constitute one of the minority ethnic groups in China.

　　旗袍虽然起源于满族，但不仅仅属于满族，随着各民族的融合，旗袍的设计也不断地发生变化。可以说，旗袍是中国多个民族服饰文化融合的产物。我们现在看到的旗袍，也就是被称做Chinese dress的旗袍，实际是指的20世纪30年代的旗袍。它的主要特点是：腰身变瘦了，紧贴皮肤，领子是立着的，下摆可长可短，开衩。

Although chi-pao originated in the Man culture, it goes beyond it. The mixing of ethnic groups has witnessed constant changes in the design of chi-pao. It may well be said that chi-pao is the outcome of the mixing of China's various ethnic dress cultures. The chi-pao we see today, which is labeled as the "Chinese dress", actually refers to its style of the 1930s. Its main features are as follows: thinner waistline, skin tight, a standup collar, hemline that can be lowered or raised and slits on the sides.

　　这是用布条盘成的花儿，叫盘花扣，是中国古代服饰的一大特点，也是旗袍上重要的点缀。

These are the knots coiled up by lists, called the flower-setting button. It is a unique characteristic of the ancient Chinese dress and an important ornament on chi-pao.