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上衣

shàng yī · shang yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure word: 件 jiàn

Meaning

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  1. jacket
  2. upper outer garment
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Five tops, one pair of trousers

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)行李(xíngli)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)几件(jǐjiàn)上衣(shàngyī)？

    How many tops are in your luggage?

  2. Dengdeng

    五件(wǔjiàn)上衣(shàngyī)，一条(yītiáo)裤子(kùzi)。

    Five tops and one pair of trousers.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)上衣(shàngyī)这么(zhème)多(duō)？

    Why so many tops?

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)我(wǒ)吃饭(chīfàn)总是(zǒngshì)弄脏(nòngzāng)上衣(shàngyī)。

    Because I always get my top dirty when I eat.

  5. Liangliang

    裤子(kùzi)不会(bùhuì)脏(zāng)吗(ma)？

    Won't trousers get dirty?

  6. Dengdeng

    裤子(kùzi)很少(hěnshǎo)脏(zāng)，饭(fàn)总是(zǒngshì)掉(diào)在(zài)上衣(shàngyī)上(shàng)。

    Trousers rarely get dirty. The food always falls on my top.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)在(zài)找(zhǎo)有(yǒu)我(wǒ)尺(chǐ)寸(cùn)的(de)上(shàng)衣(yī)。

I'm looking for a coat in my size.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)是(shì)时(shí)候(hou)洗(xǐ)这(zhè)件(jiàn)上(shàng)衣(yī)了(le)。

I think it's time for me to wash this shirt.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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上
shàng

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts)

衣
yī

clothes; Kangxi radical 145

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