外衣 wài yī ㄨㄞˋ ㄧ ngoi6 ji1 HSK 6
- outer clothing
- semblance
- appearance
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外
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 内外 內外 nèi wài ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ noi6 ngoi6 inside and outside
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- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy
- 外企 wài qǐ ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ ngoi6 kei5 foreign enterprise
- 外来 外來 wài lái ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngoi6 loi4 external
- 外公 wài gōng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ngoi6 gung1 (coll.) mother's father
- 外出 wài chū ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ngoi6 ceot1 to go out
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 外地 wài dì ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外套 wài tào ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ ngoi6 tou3 outer garment; jacket; coat
衣
- 上衣 shàng yī ㄕㄤˋ ㄧ soeng6 ji1 jacket
- 内衣 內衣 nèi yī ㄋㄟˋ ㄧ noi6 ji1 undergarment
- 大衣 dà yī ㄉㄚˋ ㄧ daai6 ji1 overcoat
- 成衣 chéng yī ㄔㄥˊ ㄧ sing4 ji1 ready-made clothes
- 毛衣 máo yī ㄇㄠˊ ㄧ mou4 ji1 (wool) sweater
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- 衣服 yī fu ㄧ ˙ㄈㄨ ji1 fuk6 clothes
- 衣架 yī jià ㄧ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ji1 gaa2 clothes hanger
- 衣柜 衣櫃 yī guì ㄧ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ji1 gwai6 wardrobe
- 衣裳 yī shang ㄧ ˙ㄕㄤ ji1 soeng4 (coll.) clothes
- 衬衣 襯衣 chèn yī ㄔㄣˋ ㄧ can3 ji1 shirt
- 雨衣 yǔ yī ㄩˇ ㄧ jyu5 ji1 raincoat
- 更衣室 gēng yī shì ㄍㄥ ㄧ ㄕˋ gang1 ji1 sat1 change room; dressing room; locker room
- 洗衣机 洗衣機 xǐ yī jī ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ ㄐㄧ sai2 ji1 gei1 washing machine; washer
- 洗衣粉 xǐ yī fěn ㄒㄧˇ ㄧ ㄈㄣˇ sai2 ji1 fan2 laundry detergent
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
- 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ji1 sik6 zyu6 hang4 lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
- 干衣 乾衣 gān yī ㄍㄢ ㄧ gon1 ji1 drysuit (diving)
- 估衣 gù yi ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄧ gu2 ji1 secondhand clothes
- 便衣 biàn yī ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧ bin6 ji1 civilian clothes; plain clothes
- 冬衣 dōng yī ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧ dung1 ji1 winter clothes
Idioms with these characters
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
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- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 ngoi6 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
- 付之度外 fù zhī dù wài ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ fu6 zi1 dou6 ngoi6 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ leoi5 jing3 ngoi6 hap6 to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
- 白衣苍狗 白衣蒼狗 bái yī cāng gǒu ㄅㄞˊ ㄧ ㄘㄤ ㄍㄡˇ baak6 ji1 cong1 gau2 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
- 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí ㄈㄥ ㄧ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˊ fung1 ji1 zuk1 sik6 having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
- 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄧ ㄙㄨㄛ ㄕˊ zit3 ji1 suk1 sik6 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
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- 锦衣玉食 錦衣玉食 jǐn yī yù shí ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧ ㄩˋ ㄕˊ gam2 ji1 juk6 sik6 brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury
- 量体裁衣 量體裁衣 liàng tǐ cái yī ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ loeng4 tai2 coi4 ji1 lit. to cut cloth according to the body (idiom)
- 牛衣对泣 牛衣對泣 niú yī duì qì ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ ngau4 ji1 deoi3 jap1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
- 缩衣节食 縮衣節食 suō yī jié shí ㄙㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄕˊ suk1 ji1 zit3 sik6 to economize on clothes and food
- 天衣无缝 天衣無縫 tiān yī wú fèng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄈㄥˋ tin1 ji1 mou4 fung6 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
- 相体裁衣 相體裁衣 xiàng tǐ cái yī ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄧˇ ㄘㄞˊ ㄧ soeng1 tai2 coi4 ji1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
- 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí ㄒㄧㄠ ㄧ ㄍㄢˋ ㄕˊ siu1 ji1 gon3 sik6 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
Example sentences
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她 在 试 試 一 件 外衣 。
She's trying on a coat.
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您 最好 在外 衣 里 裡 穿 一 件 套衫 。
You'd better wear a sweater under your jacket.
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他 把 他 的 外衣 挂 掛 在 了 衣架 上 。
He hung his jacket on the coat stand.
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