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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yī | yi1
English translation
clothes
CL: jiàn [jiàn]
to dress
to wear
to put on (clothes)
cloth; clothes, apparel; dress, coat

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Number of strokes

6

Radical frequency

607

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

A woman's dress

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

tóu

Explanation

Pictograph of a coat.

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de 大衣 dà yī de gēng hòu .

My overcoat is thicker than yours.

必须 bìxū tuō diào 这些 zhè xiē 湿 shī 衣服 yīfu ,然后 ránhòu lái bēi gān 提尼.

I must get out of these wet clothes and into a dry martini.

de hòu 减轻 jiǎn qīng le 打击 dǎjī de 力量 lìliang .

My thick clothing deadened the blow.

穿着 chuān zhuó jiàn hòu 毛衣 máo yī 一定 yīdìng hěn .

You must be boiling in that thick sweater.

神仙 shénxiān Jiào de 魔法 mó fǎ 使 shǐ 灰姑娘 Huī gū niang de 破烂 pò làn 衣衫 yī shān 变成 biàn chéng le jiàn 漂亮 piàoliang de cháng 外衣 wài yī .

The fairy godmother's magic charm turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
衣服 yīfu clothes衣服 yīfu
clothes
内衣 nèi yī undergarment內衣
毛衣 máo yī (wool) sweater毛衣 máo yī
大衣 dà yī overcoat大衣 dà yī
上衣 shàng yī jacket上衣 shàng yī
睡衣 shuì yī pajamas睡衣 shuì yī
洗衣 xǐ yī laundry洗衣 xǐ yī
脱衣舞 tuō yī wǔ striptease脫衣舞
衬衣 chèn yī shirt襯衣
穿衣 chuān yī clothing穿衣 chuān yī
洗衣机 xǐ yī jī washer洗衣機
外衣 wài yī semblance外衣 wài yī
衣物 yī wù clothing衣物 yī wù
棉衣 mián yī cotton-padded clothes棉衣 mián yī
更衣室 gēng yī shì change room更衣室 gēng yī shì
衣柜 yī guì wardrobe衣櫃
衣着 yī zhuó clothes衣著
衣橱 yī chú wardrobe衣櫥
风衣 fēng yī windbreaker風衣
便衣 biàn yī civilian clothes便衣 biàn yī
泳衣 yǒng yī swimsuit泳衣 yǒng yī
洗衣店 xǐ yī diàn laundry (commercial establishment)洗衣店 xǐ yī diàn
衣裳 yīshang clothes衣裳 yīshang

Decomposition & Compounds

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Compounds

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    • biǎo
      • biǎo , biǎo , biǎo , biāo , , biǎo
    • Āi
      • āi , ,
    • cuī
      • suō , cuī , cuī , , , ,
    • xiāng
      • náng
        • nāng , nǎng , nǎng , náng , nàng , , , náng
      • rǎng , rǎng , xiāng , rǎng , ráng , ráng , xiāng , nǎng , xiāng , ráng , xiāng , ráng , ráng , , ráng , shàng , xiāng , , niáng , , , , ràng , , niàng , xiāng , , xiāng ,
    • gǔn
    • qīn
    • qiān
      • qiān
    • huái
      • huài , huái , , , ,
    • niǎo
    • zhuāng , dài , , , liè , cái , guǒ , zhōng , , xiè , qiú , péi , bāo , shang , mào , niǎo , , jiā , zhì , , zhuāng , huài , , , , póu , , shā , xiù , xiù , huái , jiǒng , wèi , , , , , , , , gǔn , , , , , , , , ,
    • , , , , , xiè , , , , ,
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