穿衣 (chuān yī) — to put on clothes, to dress
Definition
A separable verb meaning 'to put on clothes / get dressed' — split as 穿…衣 (e.g. 穿了衣). Pairs with 穿 for the act of wearing; 衣服 names the clothes themselves.
verb
to put on clothesto dress
Examples
- 穿衣，。Nǐ gāi chuān yī le, bù rán yào chí dào le.You should get dressed, or you'll be late.
- 。Tā jīn tiān chuān le yí jiàn xīn yī.She put on a new outfit today.
- 穿衣。Tā měi tiān zǎo shàng dōu yào huā shí wǔ fēn zhōng chuān yī.He takes fifteen minutes every morning to get dressed.
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