yì
to dress
to wear
to put on (clothes)
yī fu
clothes
CL:件[jian4],套[tao4]
gēng yī
to change clothes
to go to the toilet (euphemism)
wài yī
outer clothing
semblance
appearance
nèi yī
undergarment
underwear
CL:件[jian4]
táng yī
frosting or icing (on cakes etc)
sugarcoating
qīng yī
black clothes
servant (old)
young woman role in Chinese opera, also called 正旦[zheng4 dan4]
yī shí zhù xíng
clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
yī wù
clothing
clothing and other personal items
biàn yī
civilian clothes
plain clothes
plainclothesman
yī jià
clothes hanger
clothes rack
shàng yī
jacket
upper outer garment
CL:件[jian4]
yī guì
wardrobe
armoire
CL:個|个[ge4]
fēng yī
windbreaker
wind cheater
wind jacket
CL:件[jian4]
xǐ yī jī
washer
washing machine
CL:臺|台[tai2]
kuān yī
Please take off your coat (honorific)
máo yī
(wool) sweater
CL:件[jian4]
dà yī
overcoat
topcoat
cloak
CL:件[jian4]
yī jīn
the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket
lapel
gēng yī shì
change room
dressing room
locker room
toilet
xǐ yī fěn
laundry detergent
washing powder
shì yī
to try on (clothes)
fitting
yī yuán tǐ
Chlamydia (genus of intracellular parasitic bacteria)
xǐ yī diàn
laundry (commercial establishment)
mián yī
cotton-padded clothes
CL:件[jian4]
fēng yī zú shí
having ample food and clothing (idiom); well fed and clothed
liáng tǐ cái yī
lit. measure the body then tailor the suit (idiom); fig. to act according to actual circumstances
To live within one's means.
bāo yī
capsule (containing medicine)
husk (of corn)
yī bō
the cassock and alms bowl of a Buddhist master passed on to the favorite disciple (Buddhism)
legacy
mantle
yī shí fù mǔ
the people one depends upon for one's livelihood
one's bread and butter
cǎi yī
colored clothes
motley attire
jié yī suō shí
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
yì jǐn huán xiāng
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
máo xiàn yī
sweater
woolen knitwear
wool
yī guān chǔ chǔ
immaculately dressed
well-groomed
dapper
jǐn yī yù shí
brocade garments, jade meals (idiom); a life of luxury
extravagance
duǎn yī
short garment
short jacket
Huáng dì de xīn yī
the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked)
chán yī
cicada slough (used in TCM)
dǎo yī
to launder clothes by pounding
xǐ yī bǎn
washboard
(jocularly) flat chest
bái yī zhàn shì
warrior in white
medical worker
quē yī shǎo shí
short of food and clothing
destitute
zhēng yī
traveler's clothing
military uniform
jì chéng yī bō
to take up sb's mantle
to follow in sb's steps
yī jǐn róng guī
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
bāo yī zhǒng zi
seed enclosed in artificial capsule
yī wù guì
locker
lockable compartment
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
to act according to actual circumstances
to live within one's means
niú yī duì qì
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
duǎn yī bāng
lit. short jacket party
working people
the toiling masses
blue collar workers
pài kè dà yī
parka jacket (loanword)
CL:件[jian4]
yāo jīn yī zǐ
golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
bù yī wéi dài
in hemp cloth and with a leather belt
poorly dressed
tǎn yī
to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing
yī dān shí bó
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
destitute
xiàng tǐ cái yī
lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
yī gōu r
erhua variant of 衣鈎|衣钩[yī gōu]
yī dài
belt
sash
attire (clothes and belt)
yī guān qín shòu
lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
fig. immoral and despicable person
yī bù bì tǐ
lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
fig. poverty-stricken
yī jiǎo
corner of the lower hem of a jacket etc
shí yī zhù xíng
see 衣食住行[yi1 shi2 zhu4 xing2]
yī yú
silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
yī shí wú yú
not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom)
provided with the basic necessities
yī shí wú yōu
not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)
to be provided with the basic necessities
yī gōu r
erhua variant of 衣鉤|衣钩[yi1 gou1]
suō yī jié shí
to economize on clothes and food
to scrimp and save (idiom)
hé yī ér wò
to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on
tiān yī wú fèng
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
fig. flawless
xiāo yī gàn shí
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
diligently attending to official matters
bù yī
plain cotton clothing
(literary) the common people
fǎ yī
robe of a Buddhist priest
ceremonial garment of a Daoist priest
robe of a judge, nun, priest etc
cassock
vestment
xǐ yī wǎng
mesh laundry bag (for keeping garments separate from others in the washing machine)
bái dà yī gāo xuè yā
white coat hypertension
white coat syndrome
bái yī cāng gǒu
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
fig. the impermanence of all things
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
to act according to actual circumstances
to live within one's means
jǐn yī suō shí
see 節衣縮食|节衣缩食[jie2 yi1 suo1 shi2]
yī yī dài shuǐ
(separated only by) a narrow strip of water