Meaning of 上衣
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- jacket
- upper outer garment
Measure word: 件
How to use 上衣
上衣 is a general word for any top: a shirt, blouse, T-shirt, or light jacket. It often pairs with 裤子 (kùzi, trousers) when describing an outfit. Example: 这件上衣很好看。(Zhè jiàn shàngyī hěn hǎokàn.) This top looks very nice.
上 (shàng) means up or upper, and 衣 (yī) means clothing. So 上衣 is simply the clothing you wear on the upper part of your body.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 上衣 as the neutral-tone yifu pattern from 衣服 (yīfu), but in 上衣 the 衣 keeps its full first tone: shàngyī. Also, 上衣 does not mean a heavy winter coat; for that, use 外套 (wàitào) or 大衣 (dàyī).
上衣 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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上 shàng · up · 3 strokes
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衣 yī · cloth · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 上衣.
| 马上 | mǎshàng | at once; right away |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 上次 | shàng cì | last time |
| 路上 | lùshang | on the road; on the way; en route |
| 上班 | shàngbān | to go to work; to be on duty |
| 上车 | shàng chē | to get on or into (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 地上 | dìshang | on the ground; on the floor |
| 楼上 | lóu shàng | upstairs; (Internet slang) previous poster in a forum thread |
| 车上 | chē shang |
Questions about 上衣
What does 上衣 mean?
上衣 (shàngyī) means "jacket; upper outer garment" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 上衣?
上衣 is made of 2 characters: 上 (3 strokes), 衣 (6 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 上衣 an HSK word?
Yes. 上衣 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What measure word is used with 上衣?
Use 件 (jiàn), the measure word for most clothing items. For example, 一件上衣 (yí jiàn shàngyī) means one top.
What is the opposite of 上衣?
The lower-body equivalent is 下衣 (xiàyī), but it is rare in daily speech. People usually just name the item, such as 裤子 (kùzi, trousers) or 裙子 (qúnzi, skirt).