“旗袍”在英語中有壹個固定的詞，不過是壹個loanword，外來語，寫做cheongsam，是從廣東話Cantonese裏來的。我們也可以拼寫為qipao或者chipao：
The?cheongsam?is?a?body-hugging?one-piece?Chinese?dress?for?women;?the?male?version?is?the?changshan.?It?is?known?in?Mandarin?Chinese?as?the?qipao?or?chipao,?and?is?also?known?in?English?as?a?mandarin?gown.?
旗袍是中國壹種緊身的連衣女子服飾，男子的被稱為長衫。英語中也用mandarin?gown來表示這種服飾。
清朝時候的旗裝是很寬松的，1900年之後，在上海，旗袍的樣式發生了改變：
The?modernized?version?is?noted?for?accentuating?the?figures?of?women,?and?as?such?was?popular?as?a?dress?for?high?society.?As?Western?fashions?changed,?the?basic?cheongsam?design?changed?too,?introducing?high-necked?sleeveless?dresses,?bell-like?sleeves,?and?the?black?lace?frothing?at?the?hem.?By?the?1940s,?cheongsam?came?in?a?wide?variety?of?fabrics?with?an?equal?variety?of?accessories.
現代版的旗袍很貼身，更能顯出女子的身材，為上流社會的女性所推崇。旗袍的式樣也跟隨西方時尚而變化，出現了高領無袖、喇叭狀袖子和黑色蕾絲泡泡鑲邊的款式。到上世紀四十年代，旗袍已經有很多種不同材質和配飾。
旗袍和長衫的那種標誌性小立領被稱為mandarin?collar，a?short?unfolded?stand-up?collar?style，而旗袍的那種盤扣被稱為frog，或者Chinese?frog，frog在這裏不是青蛙的意思哦，意為壹種用細繩做的扣飾：
A?frog?(sometimes?referred?to?as?a?Chinese?frog)?is?an?ornamental?braiding?for?fastening?the?front?of?a?garment?that?consists?of?a?button?and?a?loop?through?which?it?passes.
盤扣是壹種裝飾性的編織狀扣子，用來扣住壹件衣服的前襟。
以下這篇關於中國旗袍的完整介紹內容，應值得妳參考：
CHINESE?CHEONGSAM?(QIPAO)
The?cheongsam?is?a?female?dress?with?distinctive?Chinese?features?and?enjoys?a?growing?popularity?in?the?international?world?of?high?fashion.
The?name?"cheongsam,"?meaning?simply?"long?dress,"?entered?the?English?vocabulary?from?the?dialect?of?China's?Guangdong?Province?(Cantonese).?In?other?parts?of?the?country?including?Beijing,?however,?it?is?known?as?"qipao",?which?has?a?history?behind?it.?
When?the?early?Manchu?rulers?came?to?China?proper,?they?organized?certain?people,?mainly?Manchus,?into?"banners"?(qi)?and?called?them?"banner?people"?(qiren),?which?then?became?loosely?the?name?of?all?Manchus.?The?Manchu?women?wore?normally?a?one-piece?dress?which,?likewise,?came?to?be?called?"qipao"?or?"banner?dress."?Although?the?1911?Revolution?toppled?the?rule?of?the?Qing?(Manchu)?Dynasty,?the?female?dress?survived?the?political?change?and,?with?later?improvements,?has?become?the?traditional?dress?for?Chinese?women.
Easy?to?slip?on?and?comfortable?to?wear,?the?cheongsam?fits?well?the?female?Chinese?figure.?Its?neck?is?high,?collar?closed,?and?its?sleeves?may?be?either?short,?medium?or?full?length,?depending?on?season?and?taste.?The?dress?is?buttoned?on?the?right?side,?with?a?loose?chest,?a?fitting?waist,?and?slits?up?from?the?sides,?all?of?which?combine?to?set?off?the?beauty?of?the?female?shape.
The?cheongsam?is?not?too?complicatedto?make.?Nor?does?it?call?for?too?much?material,?for?there?are?no?accessories?like?belts,?scarves,?sashes?or?frills?to?go?with?it.
Another?beauty?of?the?cheongsam?is?that,?made?of?different?materials?and?to?varying?lengths,?they?can?be?worn?either?on?casual?or?formal?occasions.?In?either?case,?it?creates?an?impression?of?simple?and?quiet?charm,?elegance?and?neatness.?No?wonder?it?is?so?much?liked?by?women?not?only?of?China?but?of?foreign?countries?as?well.