Hanzi

衣

衣

to dress/to wear/to put on (clothes)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

yī, yì

Bopomofo

ㄧ, ㄧˋ

Jyutping

ji1

Example sentences

大衣 dàyī
冬天到了，我買了一件新大衣。
冬天到了，我买了一件新大衣。

Winter has arrived, so I bought a new overcoat.

顯得 / 显得 xiǎnde
穿上這件大衣，他顯得更有精神了。
穿上这件大衣，他显得更有精神了。

Wearing this coat, he appears more energetic.

衣服 yīfu
她在百貨公司買了很多新衣服。
她在百货公司买了很多新衣服。

She bought many new clothes at the department store.

件 jiàn
這件衣服很漂亮。
这件衣服很漂亮。

This piece of clothing is very beautiful.

上衣 shàngyī
今天天氣很冷，你最好再加一件上衣。
今天天气很冷，你最好再加一件上衣。

The weather is very cold today, you'd better put on another jacket.

綠色 / 绿色 lǜsè
他穿著一件綠色的上衣。
他穿著一件绿色的上衣。

He is wearing a green top.

內衣 / 内衣 nèiyī
這些純棉內衣穿起來非常舒適。
这些纯棉内衣穿起来非常舒适。

These pure cotton underwear are very comfortable to wear.

外衣 wàiyī
外面很冷，穿件外衣吧。

It's cold outside, put on a coat.

毛衣 máoyī
媽媽為我織了一件紅色的毛衣。
妈妈为我织了一件红色的毛衣。

Mom knitted a red sweater for me.

圖案 / 图案 túàn
這件毛衣上的圖案非常精美。
这件毛衣上的图案非常精美。

The pattern on this sweater is very exquisite.

Example Vocabulary

大衣

da4'yi1

overcoat; coat

衣服

yi1'fu

clothes; clothing

上衣

shàngyī

upper garment; jacket; coat

內衣

nei4'yi1

underwear; undergarments

外衣

wai4'yi1

outerwear; coat; jacket

棉衣

毛衣

mao2'yi1

sweater; woolly jumper

乾衣

估衣

gu4'yi1

便衣

bian4'yi1

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