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大衣

dà yī · da yi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Measure word: 件 jiàn

Meaning

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  1. overcoat
  2. topcoat
  3. cloak
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In a conversation

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Mom's old coat

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)新(xīn)大衣(dàyī)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)！

    Dengdeng, your new coat looks really nice!

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，这(zhè)件(jiàn)大衣(dàyī)是(shì)我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)买(mǎi)的(de)。

    Thanks, my mom bought this coat.

  3. Liangliang

    看起来(kànqǐlai)很(hěn)贵(guì)吧(ba)。

    It looks expensive.

  4. Dengdeng

    不(bù)贵(guì)，是(shì)旧(jiù)大衣(dàyī)，我(wǒ)妈妈(māma)二十(èrshí)年(nián)前(qián)穿过(chuānguò)。

    Not expensive. It is an old coat my mom wore twenty years ago.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)它(tā)的(de)年纪(niánjì)比(bǐ)我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)大(dà)。

    Then it is older than all of us.

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2 examples
01

墙(qiáng)上(shàng)挂(guà)着(zhe)一(yì)顶(dǐng)帽(mào)子(zi)和(hé)一(yí)件(jiàn)大(dà)衣(yī)。

There were a hat and a coat on the wall.

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

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)百(bǎi)货(huò)公(gōng)司(sī)买(mǎi)了(le)大(dà)衣(yī)和(hé)夹(jiā)克(kè)

I bought a coat and a jacket at the department store.

Tatoeba: Chinese by qazz0003 · English by RJH · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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大
dà

big; large; great; older (than another person)

衣
yī

clothes; Kangxi radical 145

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