卫生衣

衛生衣

wèishēngyī

noun

Measure Word

一件卫生衣 jiàn

Meanings

1 thermal undershirt
2 long-sleeved underwear top (dialectal)

Characters

to guard / protect

Examples

天冷了，记得穿卫生衣。

Tiān lěng le, jìdé chuān wèishēngyī.

It's cold — remember to wear a thermal top.

她给孩子买了一件红色的卫生衣。

Tā gěi háizi mǎi le yī jiàn hóngsè de wèishēngyī.

She bought her child a red thermal undershirt.

Tips

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Common in Taiwan and southern China; in mainland mainland a similar garment is more often called 秋衣 (qiūyī, autumn-shirt) or 保暖内衣 (bǎonuǎn nèiyī, thermal underwear).

Stroke Order

卫 wèi

生 shēng

衣 yī