冬衣 (dōng yī) — winter clothes

Definition

noun
winter clothes
Measure word · 件

Examples

  • ，冬衣。
    Tiān qì lěng le, wǒ gāi mǎi yì xiē dōng yī le.
    It's getting cold, I should buy some winter clothes.
  • 冬衣。
    Tā bǎ qù nián de dōng yī dōu juān le.
    She donated all of last year's winter clothes.
  • 冬衣，。
    Zhè xiē dōng yī hěn hòu, shì hé běi fāng dōng tiān chuān.
    These winter clothes are very thick, suitable for wearing in northern winter.

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.

冬dōngwinter
衣yīclothes

「冬」 names winter and 「衣」 names clothes, so it means clothes for winter.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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.

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