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衣襟
yī jīn
Pinyin
Definition
衣襟
-
yī jīn
the front piece(s) of a Chinese jacket
lapel
Character Decomposition
衣
衣
襟
衤
林
示
Related Words
(20)
大衣
dà yī
1
overcoat
2
topcoat
3
cloak
4
CL:件[jiàn]
毛衣
máo yī
1
(wool) sweater
2
CL:件[jiàn]
衣服
yī fu
1
clothes
2
CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
上衣
shàng yī
1
jacket
2
upper outer garment
3
CL:件[jiàn]
内衣
nèi yī
1
undergarment
2
underwear
3
CL:件[jiàn]
外衣
wài yī
1
outer clothing
2
semblance
3
appearance
棉衣
mián yī
1
cotton-padded clothes
2
CL:件[jiàn]
泳衣
yǒng yī
1
swimsuit
2
bathing suit
洗衣
xǐ yī
1
laundry
洗衣机
xǐ yī jī
1
washer
2
washing machine
3
CL:臺|台[tái]
睡衣
shuì yī
1
night clothes
2
pajamas
穿衣
chuān yī
1
to wear clothes
2
clothing
胸襟
xiōng jīn
1
lapel of jacket
2
heart
3
aspiration
4
vision
薰衣草
xūn yī cǎo
1
lavender
卫衣
wèi yī
1
sweatshirt
衣
yī
1
clothes
2
CL:件[jiàn]
3
Kangxi radical 145
衣冠
yī guān
1
hat and clothes
2
attire
衣架
yī jià
1
clothes hanger
2
clothes rack
衣柜
yī guì
1
wardrobe
2
armoire
3
CL:個|个[gè]
衣橱
yī chú
1
wardrobe
Idioms
(20)
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
1
lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
2
fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
1
to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
2
diligently attending to official matters
扼襟控咽
è jīn kòng yān
1
to secure a stranglehold (idiom); fig. to hold a strategic pass
捉襟见肘
zhuō jīn jiàn zhǒu
1
lit. pulling on the lapels exposes the elbows (idiom)
2
strapped for cash
3
unable to make ends meet
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
1
to sit upright and still (idiom)
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
1
couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
1
lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
2
fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
1
lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭,量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
1
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
2
to act according to actual circumstances
3
to live within one's means
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
1
to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
1
to economize on clothes and food
2
to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
1
golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
1
lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
2
fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
1
lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
2
fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
1
thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
2
destitute
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
1
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
1
to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
1
clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs
衣食无忧
yī shí wú yōu
1
not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom)
2
to be provided with the basic necessities
衣食无虞
yī shí wú yú
1
not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom)
2
provided with the basic necessities
Sample Sentences