衣衣

yī

HSK 1HSK 1 (Write)Very Common

Basic Meaning

A general term for items worn on the body. Often used in compounds like 大衣 (overcoat), 棉衣 (cotton-padded jacket). The idioms 丰衣足食, 衣冠楚楚, 锦衣玉食 are literary or set phrases.

clothing; clothes

衣服（fu），衣裳（shang）。

Words:

大衣棉衣丰衣足食衣冠楚楚锦衣玉食

Sentences:

今(jīn)天(tiān)很(hěn)冷(lěng)，你(nǐ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)穿(chuān)上(shàng)大(dà)衣(yī)。
It's very cold today, you'd better put on an overcoat.
妈(mā)妈(ma)给(gěi)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yī)件(jiàn)新(xīn)的(de)棉(mián)衣(yī)。
Mom bought me a new cotton-padded jacket.
现(xiàn)代(dài)人(rén)追(zhuī)求(qiú)的(de)是(shì)丰(fēng)衣(yī)足(zú)食(shí)的(de)生(shēng)活(huó)。
Modern people pursue a life of ample food and clothing.

Refers to a thin layer or casing that wraps something, like the coating on a pill or the husk of a plant.

covering; outer layer (of an object)

包在物体外面的一层东西。

Words:

糖衣笋衣炮衣糖衣炮弹墙衣

Sentences:

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)药(yào)片(piàn)外(wài)面(miàn)有(yǒu)一(yī)层(céng)糖(táng)衣(yī)。
This kind of pill has a sugar coating on the outside.
剥(bāo)笋(sǔn)的(de)时(shí)候(hòu)要(yào)先(xiān)把(bǎ)笋(sǔn)衣(yī)去(qù)掉(diào)。
When peeling bamboo shoots, you need to remove the outer husk first.
大(dà)炮(pào)不(bú)用(yòng)的(de)时(shí)候(hòu)会(huì)盖(gài)上(shàng)炮(pào)衣(yī)。
When not in use, the cannon is covered with a tarpaulin.