wài yī
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  • 1

    n.coat; jacket; outer clothing/garment; outerwear

    • lǜ huà shǐ chéng shì pī shang le xiān yàn de wài yī

      绿化使城市鲜艳外衣

      Urban greening has clad the city in a fresh new coat.

    • tuō diào wài yī

      脱掉外衣

      take off one's jacket

    • tā qīng kuài dì chuān shang wài yī

      轻快穿外衣

      He popped his coat on.

  • 2

    n.metasemblance; appearance; garb

    • tā pī zhe tiān shǐ de wài yī dàn shì què xīn rú mó guǐ

      天使外衣但是魔鬼

      He bears the semblance of an angel but has the heart of a devil.

    • tā chuān shàng le wài yī

      穿外衣

      She put on her coat.

Word usage

  • "外衣" is often matched with measure word "件".
    • 外衣

      one overcoat

Chinese words with pinyin wai yi