"transvestite" in Chinese (Simplified)
Definition
通常指男性穿着与其性别不同的服装来表达自我或表演的人。该词已过时，现在多用“异装者（cross-dresser）”或相关词汇。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“transvestite” 属于过时易引起争议的用词，更尊重的表达是“异装者”（cross-dresser）等。正式场合及日常交流建议避免使用本词。
Examples
A transvestite may enjoy wearing dresses even if he identifies as a man.
**异装癖者**即使认同自己是男性，也可能喜欢穿裙子。
The word transvestite is not commonly used today.
现在很少用“**异装癖者**”这个词。
Some people feel being a transvestite helps express their personality.
有些人认为作为**异装癖者**能够表达他们的个性。
He was called a transvestite, but he preferred to say he was just a man who liked women's clothes.
人们称他为**异装癖者**，但他更喜欢说自己只是喜欢女装的男人。
The term 'transvestite' is outdated, and 'cross-dresser' is more respectful today.
“**异装癖者**”这个词已过时，现在用“cross-dresser”更尊重。
Some drag performers identify as transvestites, though language in the community is changing.
有些变装表演者自称为**异装癖者**，不过圈内用词正在变化。