How to read Taobao size charts

Many Taobao shirts and jackets do not use 170/88A at all. This one, a men's-style shirt sized by collar number, shows what you will see after tapping 尺码信息 (size info) on a listing. Sizes 39 to 46 are collar numbers, and the seller recommends 42.

Words to find on the sheet

How I would use it: start with the weight grid, then check the buyer reference rows for your own height and weight, then read the size note at the bottom. The sheet itself says different ways of measuring can differ by 2 to 4 cm. I have not confirmed whether the chest number is the body or the garment, so ask the seller (客服) if it matters. Sheet seen on Taobao on 29 October 2026.

Bra sheets give two things: the underbust (下围) and the difference between bust and underbust (胸围和下围差). The band is the underbust rounded to a 5, and the cup comes from the difference. This sheet, for a wired and wire-free set, lists the brand's own sizes next to the China size.

So 32DD and 70E are the same bra, and a 75B is a 34B. Underbust and bust are measured in cm. The listing also pairs briefs with bra sizes: 32 is XS, 34 is S, 36 is M and 38 is L. Not every cup letter exists in every band on this sheet, so if your size is missing, ask the seller.

Words on a bra listing

Here the sizes are letters, and the cm columns are what matter: 裙长 dress length, 胸围 chest, 肩宽 shoulder, 腰围 waist, 袖长 sleeve length. This seller also shows the model: 171 cm, 50 kg, wearing M (三围, the three measurements, are bust, waist and hip: 81, 63.5 and 94).

The chest and waist are ranges, which usually means a stretchy fabric, but the sheet does not say so. The seller notes hand measuring can be 1 to 2 cm off (手工测量可能存在1-2cm误差).

A second dress sheet has a height and weight grid. Its weight row is labelled 体重 (斤), which is jin. One jin is half a kilo, so 100 jin is 50 kg. If you read 100 as kilos you will order far too big. The measurement table above it on the same sheet looks like kilos (45 for the 155 cm size), so check the unit on every grid.

Blank cells mean the seller does not make a size for that height and weight. The note under the grid says to choose by how you like clothes to fit (MM根据穿衣习惯选择尺码, where MM is slang for a young woman). Sheets seen on Taobao on 29 October 2026. I have not ordered any of these items.