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外衣

wài yī · wai yi

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Meaning

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  1. outer clothing
  2. semblance
  3. appearance
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The movie ticket

  1. Liangliang

    今晚(jīnwǎn)有点(yǒudiǎn)冷(lěng)。把(bǎ)你(nǐ)的(de)外衣(wàiyī)借(jiè)我(wǒ)吧(ba)。

    It is a bit cold tonight. Lend me your jacket.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)外衣(wàiyī)口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)东西(dōngxi)。

    Okay. But there is something in my jacket pocket.

  3. Liangliang

    是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is it?

  4. Dengdeng

    一张(yīzhāng)电影票(diànyǐngpiào)。昨天(zuótiān)的(de)。

    A movie ticket. From yesterday.

  5. Liangliang

    昨天(zuótiān)你(nǐ)不(bù)是(shì)说(shuō)，你(nǐ)在(zài)加班(jiābān)吗(ma)？

    Did you not say yesterday that you were working overtime?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。我(wǒ)下班(xiàbān)以后(yǐhòu)，加班(jiābān)看(kàn)了(le)一场(yīchǎng)电影(diànyǐng)。

    Yes. After work, I worked overtime watching a movie.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)把(bǎ)他(tā)的(de)外(wài)衣(yī)挂(guà)在(zài)了(le)衣(yī)架(jià)上(shàng)。

He hung his jacket on the coat stand.

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

02

您(nín)最(zuì)好(hǎo)在(zài)外(wài)衣(yī)里(lǐ)穿(chuān)一(yí)件(jiàn)套(tào)衫(shān)。

You'd better wear a sweater under your jacket.

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

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