毛衣 (máo yī) — sweater, woolen sweater | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

sweaterwoolen sweater

Measure word · 件

Examples

，毛衣。
Dōng tiān dào le, wǒ chuān le yí jiàn hòu máo yī.
Winter has arrived, and I'm wearing a thick sweater.
毛衣。
Zhè jiàn máo yī shì mā ma gěi wǒ zhī de.
This sweater was knitted for me by my mom.
毛衣。
Wǒ xiǎng sòng tā yí jiàn máo yī zuò wéi shēng rì lǐ wù.
I want to give her a sweater as a birthday gift.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

衣yīgarment

毛衣 pairs 毛, wool, with 衣, garment, to name a sweater.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 衣 comes from an outline of the chest and upper clothing.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 4 Clothing

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