新衣

xīnyī

noun #34,849

Measure Word

一件新衣 jiàn

Meanings

1 new clothes
2 new garment

Characters

clothing, garment

Examples

妈妈给我买了一件新衣。

Māma gěi wǒ mǎi le yī jiàn xīnyī.

Mom bought me a new piece of clothing.

过年的时候大家都穿新衣。

Guònián de shíhou dàjiā dōu chuān xīnyī.

During the New Year everyone wears new clothes.

Tips

culture

新衣 is the literary/concise form; spoken Chinese usually says 新衣服 (xīn yīfu). Famous in 《皇帝的新衣》 (The Emperor's New Clothes), the standard Chinese title for Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

Stroke Order

新 xīn

衣 yī