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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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

穿chuānput on
衣yīclothes

穿 means put on and 衣 means clothes, so the word describes putting on clothes.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

穿 puts 穴 (cave) and 牙 (tooth) together to show passing through or penetrating.

Open 穿 →

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.

Open 衣 →
Appears in
Daily Routine

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