披 (pī) — to drape over one’s shoulders; to put on (as a cloak or scarf); to spread out; to unroll; to open (a flat object)
Definition
披 has two senses: drape over the shoulders (a cloak or scarf — different from 穿, which means to put on and wear regular clothing) and spread out / unroll a flat object like a scroll or newspaper.
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)
- 批pīsound-alike(classifier) for batches, groups, lots
- 坡pōlook-alike(noun) slope
- 批pīsound-aliketo approve (a document, application, etc.)
- 颇pōlook-alikerather, quite, considerably
- 劈pīsound-aliketo split, to chop, to hack
Examples
- ，披。Tiān lěng le, tā pī shàng le yì tiáo wéi jīn.It's cold, so she draped a scarf over her shoulders.
- 披，。Tā bǎ bào zhǐ pī kāi, zǐ xì kàn.He spread out the newspaper and looked carefully.
- 披，。Tā bǎ huà juàn pī kāi, zǐ xì xīn shǎng.He unrolled the scroll and carefully admired it.
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