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衬衣

chèn yī · chen yi

Traditional 襯衣

HSK 3Measure word: 件 jiàn

Meaning

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  1. shirt
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A familiar shirt

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)的(de)衬衣(chènyī)很(hěn)眼熟(yǎnshú)。

    Liangliang, your shirt today looks very familiar.

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)吗(ma)？这(zhè)件(jiàn)衬衣(chènyī)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)才(cái)洗(xǐ)。

    Does it? I just washed this shirt yesterday.

  3. Dengdeng

    袖子(xiùzi)上(shàng)写着(xiězhe)我(wǒ)的(de)名字(míngzi)！

    My name is written on the sleeve!

  4. Liangliang

    啊(a)……我们(wǒmen)的(de)衬衣(chènyī)挂(guà)在(zài)一起(yīqǐ)，我(wǒ)拿(ná)错(cuò)了(le)。

    Ah... our shirts hung together and I took the wrong one.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，那(nà)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)穿(chuān)你(nǐ)的(de)衬衣(chènyī)吧(ba)。

    No problem. Then I will wear your shirt today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)将(jiāng)他(tā)的(de)衬(chèn)衣(yī)挂(guà)在(zài)了(le)挂(guà)钩(gōu)上(shàng)。

Tom hung his shirt on a coat hook.

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

02

我(wǒ)把(bǎ)衬(chèn)衣(yī)挂(guà)在(zài)了(le)衣(yī)架(jià)上(shàng)。

I hung the shirt on the coat hanger.

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

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衬
chèn

(of garments) against the skin; to line

衣
yī

clothes; Kangxi radical 145

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