Chinese Word: 衣 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

衣Polyphone (多音字)HSK 1

Total strokes: 6; Radical: 衣

Pictographic:A woman's dress

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Pinyin: yī

English Definition:clothes; Classifiers: 件 ; Kangxi radical 145

Chinese Definition:
①人穿在身上用以蔽体的东西：衣服。衣着。衣冠。衣架。衣锦还(huán)乡。
②披或包在物体外面的东西：炮衣。糖衣。肠衣。
③中医把胎盘和胎膜统称为“胞衣”。
④姓氏。

Example Words:

衣服HSK 1	yī fu	clothes; Classifiers: 件
衣裳HSK 6	yī shang	clothes
大衣	dà yī	overcoat; topcoat; cloak; Classifiers: 件
洗衣机	xǐ yī jī	washer; washing machine; Classifiers: 台
上衣	shàng yī	jacket; upper outer garment; Classifiers: 件

Pinyin: yì

English Definition:to dress; to wear; to put on (clothes)

Example Words:

to parade beautifully dressed in broad daylight; to act for show (idiom)

1		nà ge 那个 yī fu 衣服 hěn 很 piào liang 漂亮。 That dress is very pretty.
2		wǒ yào mǎi 我要买 zhè 这 jiàn 件 yī fu 衣服。 I want to buy this piece of clothing.
3		zhè 这 shì 是 yī jiàn 一件 xīn yī fù 新衣服。 This is a new clothing.
4		tā 她 de 的 yī fu 衣服 hěn 很 piào liang 漂亮。 Her clothing is very beautiful.
5		zhè 这 jiàn 件 yī fu 衣服 hǎo kàn 好看 bù 不？ Is this clothing attractive?

1		nà ge 那个 yī fu 衣服 hěn 很 piào liang 漂亮。 That dress is very pretty.
2		wǒ yào mǎi 我要买 zhè 这 jiàn 件 yī fu 衣服。 I want to buy this piece of clothing.
3		zhè 这 shì 是 yī jiàn 一件 xīn yī fù 新衣服。 This is a new clothing.
4		tā 她 de 的 yī fu 衣服 hěn 很 piào liang 漂亮。 Her clothing is very beautiful.
5		zhè 这 jiàn 件 yī fu 衣服 hǎo kàn 好看 bù 不？ Is this clothing attractive?