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睡衣

shuì yī · shui yi

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Meaning

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  1. night clothes
  2. pajamas
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Whose pajamas?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)穿着(chuānzhe)睡衣(shuìyī)出门(chūmén)？

    Dengdeng, why are you going out in pajamas?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)下楼(xiàlóu)买(mǎi)早饭(zǎofàn)，很快(hěnkuài)回家(huíjiā)。

    I'm just going downstairs to buy breakfast and coming right back.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)别人(biéren)都(dōu)在(zài)看(kàn)你(nǐ)。

    But everyone is looking at you.

  4. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)这件(zhèjiàn)睡衣(shuìyī)上(shàng)有(yǒu)小熊(xiǎoxióng)，很(hěn)可爱(kěài)。

    Because these pajamas have little bears on them. They're cute.

  5. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这件(zhèjiàn)睡衣(shuìyī)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)！

    Dengdeng, these pajamas are mine!

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)找不到(zhǎobudào)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)睡衣(shuìyī)！

    No wonder I couldn't find my own pajamas today!

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)穿(chuān)着(zhe)我(wǒ)的(de)睡(shuì)衣(yī)吃(chī)早(zǎo)餐(cān)。

I had breakfast in pajamas.

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

02

她(tā)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yí)套(tào)新(xīn)睡(shuì)衣(yī)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)旅(lǚ)行(xíng)时(shí)穿(chuān)。

She bought a new set of pajamas to wear on her trip.

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