马甲 (mǎ jiǎ) — (noun) horse armor, barding; (noun) vest, sleeveless jacket; (noun, Internet slang) alternate account, sock puppet

Definition

Examples

• 古代战马身上穿的马甲是为了保护马匹。
  Gǔ dài zhàn mǎ shēn shàng chuān de mǎ jiǎ shì wèi le bǎo hù mǎ pǐ.
  The horse armor worn by ancient warhorses was to protect the horse.
• 天冷的时候，她在衬衫外面加了一件马甲。
  Tiān lěng de shí hou, tā zài chèn shān wài miàn jiā le yí jiàn mǎ jiǎ.
  When it got cold, she added a vest over her shirt.
• 他在论坛上注册了好几个马甲，用来发表不同意见。
  Tā zài lùn tán shàng zhù cè le hǎo jǐ gè mǎ jiǎ, yòng lái fā biǎo bù tóng yì jiàn.
  He registered several sock puppet accounts on the forum to express different opinions.