大衣 meaning in English

dàyī

overcoat; topcoat

HSK 2noun9 strokes

Meaning of 大衣

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

dàyī

overcoat
topcoat
cloak

Measure word: 件

How to use 大衣

大衣 is the everyday word for a long winter coat or overcoat, usually worn over other clothes in cold weather. The measure word is 件 (jiàn). Example: 外面很冷，穿上大衣吧。(Wàimiàn hěn lěng, chuān shàng dàyī ba.) It's cold outside, put on your overcoat.

大 (dà) means big and 衣 (yī) means clothing, so 大衣 is the big piece of clothing you put on over everything else. Picture the long, heavy coat that covers your whole outfit.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 大衣服 to mean a big coat, but 大衣服 just sounds like oversized clothes. Use 大衣 for an overcoat. Also keep the tone of 衣 as a high first tone, yī, and do not let it fall like the neutral tone in 衣服 (yīfu).

大衣 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

她tā为wèi他tā做zuò了le件jiàn新xīn大dà衣yī。

She made him a new coat.

那nà是shì一yī件jiàn不bù错cuò的de大dà衣yī。

That's a nice coat.

你nǐ应yīng该gāi把bǎ大dà衣yī穿chuān上shàng。

You should put your coat on.

你nǐ应yīng该gāi穿chuān一yī件jiàn大dà衣yī。

You should wear a coat.

您nín能néng把bǎ这zhè件jiàn大dà衣yī放fàng在zài某mǒu个gè地dì方fāng？

Could you put this coat somewhere?

Stroke order for each character

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大 dà · big · 3 strokes

衣 yī · cloth · 6 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 大衣.

衣服	yīfu	clothes
大学	dàxué	university; college
大学生	dàxuéshēng	university student; college student
不大	bù dà	not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently
大家	dàjiā	everyone; influential family
大人	dàren	adult; grownup
长大	zhǎngdà	to grow up
大部分	dàbùfen	the greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
大声	dà shēng	loud voice; in a loud voice
大量	dàliàng	great amount; large quantity
大多数	dàduōshù	(great) majority
大海	dàhǎi	sea; ocean

Questions about 大衣

What does 大衣 mean?

大衣 (dàyī) means "overcoat; topcoat" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 大衣?

大衣 is made of 2 characters: 大 (3 strokes), 衣 (6 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 大衣 an HSK word?

Yes. 大衣 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 大衣 and 外套?

外套 (wàitào) is any outer jacket or coat, including light ones. 大衣 usually means a longer, heavier coat for winter.

Which verb do I use with 大衣?

Use 穿 (chuān) for putting on or wearing it, as in 穿大衣, and 脱 (tuō) for taking it off, as in 脱大衣.