Buying clothes, shoes and underwear in China… convert size from your home country
Buying clothes, shoes and underwear in China can give you headache, as the sizes sometimes differ from your home country. This article will be a useful tool for online shoppers… and in China, shopping online can make your life so much easier: many international brands are now available online (jd.com, mei.com, taobao.com and many other websites), and very difficult to find in physical stores.
WOMEN
Women’s clothes (Coat, T-shirt, dress, shirt, jacket, etc)
| Standard |
Size |
| China |
160-165/84-86 |
165-170/88-90 |
168-173/92-96 |
168-173/98-102 |
170-176/106-110 |
| International |
XS |
S |
M |
L |
XL |
| USA, Canada |
2 |
4-6 |
6-8 |
10-12 |
14-16 |
| Europe |
34 |
36 |
38-40 |
42 |
44 |
Women’s lingerie
| Standard |
Size |
| China |
S |
M |
L |
XL |
XXL |
XXXL |
|
| International |
XS |
S |
M |
L |
XL |
XXL |
XXXL |
| UK |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
18 |
| USA, Canada |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
14 |
| Europe |
32 |
24 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
| France |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
| Italy |
38 |
40 |
42 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
Women’s bra
If the underwear market is rapidly evolving, the choice is still more limited than in Western countries and available designs (at least as ugly as the below picture) may not be your first choice…This section is not only interesting for expatriates ladies living in China, but eventually also for foreign gentlemen who spend holiday in their home country and want to offer nice underwear to their Chinese girl friend ;-)!
| Under bust girth |
| Standard |
Size |
| China(cm) |
70 |
70 |
75 |
80 |
85 |
90 |
| USA, Canada |
30 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
| UK |
30 |
32 |
34 |
36 |
38 |
40 |
| Europe |
|
70 |
75 |
80 |
85 |
90 |
| France |
|
85 |
90 |
95 |
100 |
105 |
| Italy |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| Cup sizes |
| Standard |
Size |
| China |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| USA, Canada |
AA |
A |
B |
C |
D |
DD |
DDD/E |
F |
FF |
G |
GG |
H |
HH |
J |
| UK |
AA |
A |
B |
C |
D |
DD |
DDD/E |
F |
FF |
G |
GG |
H |
HH |
J |
| Europe |
AA |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| France |
AA |
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Italy |
|
B |
|
B |
C |
D |
DD |
E |
F |
|
|
|
|
|
Equivalent bra + cup
| International INTL |
XXS |
XS |
S |
S |
XS |
S |
M |
M |
M |
| UK |
32A |
32B |
32C |
32D |
34A |
34B |
34C |
34D |
36A |
| United States |
32A |
32B |
32C |
32D |
34A |
34B |
34C |
34D |
36A |
| Australia |
10A |
10B |
10C |
10D |
12A |
12B |
12C |
12D |
14A |
| France |
85A |
85B |
85C |
85D |
90A |
90B |
90C |
90D |
95A |
| Italy |
1A |
1B |
1C |
1D |
2A |
2B |
2C |
2D |
3A |
| Europe |
70A |
70B |
70C |
70D |
75A |
75B |
75C |
75D |
80A |
| Japan |
70A |
70B |
70C |
70D |
75A |
75B |
75C |
75D |
80A |
| CHINA |
70A |
70B |
70C |
70D |
75A |
75B |
75C |
75D |
80A |
Tip: flash sales on mei.com website, international brands such as Chantal Thomass, Chantelle, Maison Close…
Women’s shoes
If shoes size in China is close to the European system, it differs with North America and Japan.
| Standard |
Size |
| China |
35 |
36 |
36.5 |
37.5 |
38 |
38.5 |
39 |
49 |
40.5 |
41 |
| USA, Canada |
5 |
5.5 |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
8.5 |
9 |
9.5 |
| Japan (cm) |
22 |
22.5 |
23 |
23.5 |
24 |
24.5 |
25 |
25.5 |
26 |
26.5 |
MEN
Men’s clothes（coat, T-shirt, etc）
| Standard |
Size |
| China |
165-165 / 88-90 |
170 / 96-98 |
175 / 108-110 |
180 / 118-122 |
185 / 126-130 |
| International |
XS |
S |
M |
L |
XL |
Men’s blouse
| Standard |
Size |
| China |
36－37 |
38-39 |
40-41 |
42-43 |
44-45 |
| Europe |
S |
M |
L |
XL |
XXL |
Men’s suit pants
| Standard |
Size |
| Size |
42 |
44 |
46 |
48 |
50 |
| Waist (cm) |
68-72 |
71-76 |
75-80 |
79-84 |
83-88 |
| Length (cm) |
99 |
101.5 |
104 |
106.5 |
109 |
Men’s underwear
| Standard |
Size |
| China |
72-76 |
76-81 |
81-87 |
87-93 |
93-98 |
| International |
S |
M |
L |
XL |
XXL |
| USA, Canada |
28-30 |
30-32 |
32-34 |
34-38 |
38-42 |
Men’s shoes
| Standard |
Size |
| China |
38.5 |
39 |
40 |
41 |
41.5 |
42 |
42.5 |
43 |
44 |
44.5 |
45 |
45.5 |
46 |
47 |
48 |
| USA, Canada |
6 |
6.5 |
7 |
7.5 |
8 |
8.5 |
9 |
9.5 |
10 |
10.5 |
11 |
11.5 |
12 |
12.5 |
13 |
| Japan (cm) |
24 |
24.5 |
25 |
25.5 |
26 |
26.5 |
27 |
27.5 |
28 |
28.5 |
29 |
29.5 |
30 |
30.5 |
31 |
