Definition
披 (pī) means to drape loosely over the shoulders (e.g., a scarf or cape), unlike 穿 which means fully putting on clothes (e.g., a shirt or coat). It also means to spread out or open a flat object like a map or curtain (披开), similar to 展开 but often a simpler unfolding; 摊 (tān) also means to spread out but usually flat on a surface (e.g., dough or a map on a table).
verb
to drape over one’s shouldersto put on (as a cloak or scarf)to spread outto unrollto open (a flat object)
Easily confused
- 被bèilook-alike(preposition) used to mark passive voice, placed before the doer (or directly before the verb if the doer is omitted)
- 皮písound-alike(noun) skin (of humans/animals); leather; fur
- 坡pōlook-alike(noun) slope
- 匹pǐsound-alike(classifier) for horses, mules, and other equine animals
- 颇pōlook-alikerather, quite, considerably
- 批pīsound-alike(classifier) for batches, groups, lots
- 批pīsound-aliketo approve (a document, application, etc.)
- 劈pīsound-aliketo split, to chop, to hack
- 脾písound-alikespleen
Examples
- ，披。Tiān lěng le, tā pī shàng le yì tiáo wéijīn.It's cold, so she draped a scarf over her shoulders.
- 披，。Tā bǎ bàozhǐ pī kāi, zǐxì kàn.He spread out the newspaper and looked carefully.
- 披，。Tā bǎ huàjuàn pī kāi, zǐxì xīnshǎng.He unrolled the scroll and carefully admired it.
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