"衣" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Mandarin yī; yì
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Results for 衣
 yī clothes / CL:件[jian4] / Kangxi radical 145
 yì to dress / to wear / to put on (clothes)
Results beginning with 衣
 yī fu clothes / CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
 yī wù clothing / clothing and other personal items
 yī shān clothing / unlined garment
 yī shang clothes
 yī xiù the sleeve of a garment
 yī guì wardrobe / armoire / CL:個|个[ge4]
 yī lǐng collar / neck
 yī jīn the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket / lapel
 yī shí clothes and food
 yī jiǎo corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
 yī jià clothes hanger / clothes rack
 yī chú wardrobe
 yī qún female clothing
 yī guān hat and clothes / attire
 yī shì clothes and ornaments
 yī dài pocket
 yī liào material for clothing
 yī dài belt / sash / attire (clothes and belt)
 yī zhuāng garment
 yī bō the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism) / legacy / mantle
 yī zhuó clothes
 yī dōu pocket
 yī jiā clothespin / clothes peg
 yī bāo see 胞衣[bao1 yi1]
 yī chú wardrobe
 yī gōu clothes hook
 yì jiǎ armor
 yī kòu button
 yī lu:3 clothes and shoes
 yī qīn burial clothes
 yī yú silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
 yī zǐ covering
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 yī yuán tǐ Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
 yī mào jiān cloakroom
 yī guān zhǒng cenotaph
 yī ā huà Iowa (state of US)
 yī gōu r erhua variant of 衣鉤|衣钩[yi1 gou1]
 yī wù guì locker / lockable compartment
 yī yuán jūn Chlamydia
 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs
 yì jǐn huán xiāng to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) / to return in glory
 yī guān qín shòu lit. dressed up animal (idiom) / fig. immoral and despicable person
 yī bù bì tǐ lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom) / fig. poverty-stricken
 yī dān shí bó thin coat, meager food (idiom) / life of wretched poverty / destitute
 yī guān chǔ chǔ immaculately dressed / well-groomed / dapper
 yī jǐn róng guī to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom) / to return in glory
 yī shí fù mǔ the people one depends upon for one's livelihood / one's bread and butter
 yī fú fèng biān hem
 yī shang gōu r clothes hook
 yī shí wú yōu not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom) / to be provided with the basic necessities
 yī shí wú yú not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom) / provided with the basic necessities
 Yī suǒ bǐ yà Ethiopia (Tw)
 Yī suǒ bǐ yà jiè (Tw) Ethiopian Zone, aka Afrotropical realm
Approximate Results for 衣
 nèi yī undergarment / underwear / CL:件[jian4]
 shàng yī jacket / upper outer garment / CL:件[jian4]
 shuì yī night clothes / pajamas
 máo yī (wool) sweater / CL:件[jian4]
 wài yī outer clothing / semblance / appearance
 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people
 dà yī overcoat / topcoat / cloak / CL:件[jian4]
 qīng yī black clothes / servant (old) / young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4]
穿 chuān yī to wear clothes / clothing
 xǐ yī laundry
 chèn yī shirt / CL:件[jian4]
 zhì yī clothing manufacture
 fēng yī windbreaker / wind cheater / wind jacket / CL:件[jian4]
 chéng yī ready-made clothes
 yǔ yī raincoat / CL:件[jian4]
 gēng yī to change clothes / to go to the toilet (euphemism)
 mián yī cotton-padded clothes / CL:件[jian4]
 yǒng yī swimsuit / bathing suit
便 biàn yī civilian clothes / plain clothes / plainclothesman
 kuān yī please take off your coat (honorific) / loose-fitting garment
 má yī hemp garment
 dān yī unlined garment
 yù yī bathrobe / yukata, lightweight informal kimono worn in summer
 xuè yī bloody garment
 suō yī woven rush raincoat
 bāo yī capsule (containing medicine) / husk (of corn)
 shì yī to try on (clothes) / fitting
 duǎn yī short garment / short jacket
 dōng yī winter clothes
 cháng yī sausage casing
寿 shòu yī burial clothes
 hán yī winter clothing
 fǎ yī robe of a Buddhist priest / ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest / robe of a judge, nun, priest etc / cassock / vestment
 dì yī lichen
 tàng yī to iron (clothes)
 zhào yī overalls / CL:件[jian4]
 hào yī jacket worn esp. by soldiers in former times, with large insignia on the front and back indicating unit affiliation
  ballistic protective blanket / ballistic blanket
 bāo yī afterbirth
 cǎi yī colored clothes / motley attire
 chán yī cicada slough (used in TCM)
 dǎo yī to launder clothes by pounding
 gān yī drysuit (diving)
 gù yī second hand clothes
 huàn yī to wash clothes
 qiāng yī gun cover
 qiū yī long underwear
 qiú yī prison uniform
 qǐ yī beautiful clothes
 róng yī military uniform
湿 shī yī wetsuit
 shù yī corset (clothing)
 táng yī frosting or icing (on cakes etc) / sugarcoating
 tǎn yī to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing
 wèi yī sweatshirt
 xiào yī mourning garment
 yuán yī moss under old walls
 yù yī jade
 zhēng yī traveler's clothing / military uniform
 zhě yī convict's garb in ancient times / convict
 zhuó yī to get dressed
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 xǐ yī jī washer / washing machine / CL:臺|台[tai2]
 lián yī qún woman's dress / frock / gown
 xūn yī cǎo lavender
 tuō yī fú undress
 gēng yī shì change room / dressing room / locker room / toilet
 xǐ yī fěn laundry detergent / washing powder
 tuō yī wǔ striptease
 jǐn yī wèi Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors
 xūn yī cǎo lavender
 nèi yī kù underwear
 xǐ yī diàn laundry (commercial establishment)
 fáng dàn yī bulletproof vest
 jiù shēng yī life jacket / life vest
 xǐ yī fáng laundry room
 shì yī jiān fitting room
 yóu yǒng yī swimsuit / bathing costume
 liàng yī jià clothes drying rack
 qián shuǐ yī diving suit
 xǐ yī bǎn washboard / (jocular) flat chest
 A1 yī nǔ see 阿伊努[A1 yi1 nu3]
 A1 yī nú see 阿伊努[A1 yi1 nu3]
 cuō yī bǎn washboard
 duǎn yī bāng lit. short jacket party / working people / the toiling masses / blue collar workers
 féng yī jiàng tailor
 féng yī zhēn sewing needle
 jū shù yī straightjacket
 kāi huā yī to open a bale of cotton
 liàng yī jiā clothes pin
 liàng yī shéng clothesline
线 máo xiàn yī sweater / woolen knitwear / wool
 qīng yī wān Tsing
 qīng yī xū Tsing
 shài yī shéng clothesline
 shuì yī kù pajamas
 tàng yī bǎn ironing board
 xǐ yī wǎng mesh laundry bag (for keeping garments separate from others in the washing machine)
 Yōu yī kù Uniqlo, Japanese clothing brand
 tiān yī wú fèng lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom) / fig. flawless
 kuān yī jiě dài to undress
 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed
 liáng tǐ cái yī lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom) / fig. to act according to actual circumstances / To live within one's means.
 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom) / to live frugally
 yī yī dài shuǐ (separated only by) a narrow strip of water
 bái yī zhàn shì warrior in white / medical worker
 bù yī wéi dài in hemp cloth and with a leather belt / poorly dressed
 hé yī ér wò to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on
 jǐn yī yù shí brocade garments, jade meals (idiom) / a life of luxury / extravagance
 niú yī duì qì couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
 suō yī jié shí to economize on clothes and food / to scrimp and save (idiom)
 xiāo yī gàn shí to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters
 yāo jīn yī zǐ golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom) / in official position
便  causal agent
  seed coating / seed protectant
  strip search
 bái yī cāng gǒu lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom) / fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
使 bái yī tiān shǐ "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse)
 bāo yī zhǒng zi seed enclosed in artificial capsule
便 biàn yī jǐng chá plain-clothed policeman
 féng yī gōng rén needleworker
 hóng yī zhǔ jiào Catholic cardinal
 jì chéng yī bō to take up sb's mantle / to follow in sb's steps
 jǐn yī suō shí see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2]
 lián mào wèi yī hooded sweatshirt / hoodie
 lián tǐ yǒng yī one-piece swimsuit
 nu:3 yòng nèi yī chemise
 pài kè dà yī parka jacket (loanword) / CL:件[jian4]
 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing / destitute
 shài yī shéng zi clothes line
 shí yī zhù xíng see 衣食住行[yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2]
 shù shēn nèi yī corset
 táng yī pào dàn sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences
 xiàng tǐ cái yī lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom) / fig. act according to real circumstances
 yǔ yī gān lán kale
  field laundry
 Huáng dì de xīn yī the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
 niǎo yì yī yuán tǐ Chlamydia ornithosis
 qiàn rù shì yī guì built-in closet
 qīng yī zì rán jìng Tsing
 zì zhù xǐ yī diàn laundromat / launderette
 bái dà yī gāo xuè yā white coat hypertension / white coat syndrome
 kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom) / to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure / to act according to actual circumstances / to live within one's means
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