罩衫

zhàoshān
noun #41,520

Measure Word

一件罩衫 jiàn

Meanings

  1. 1 smock; overall
  2. 2 light cover-up top

Examples

HSK 2
Háizimen huàhuà de shíhou dōu yào chuān zhàoshān.
The children have to wear smocks when they paint.
HSK 7-9
Xiàtiān tā xǐhuan zài diàodàiqún wàimian tào yí jiàn báo zhàoshān.
In summer she likes to throw a thin cover-up over her slip dress.

Tips

memory
罩 is a cover that goes over something, as in 口罩 (face mask) and 灯罩 (lampshade); 衫 is a shirt or light top, as in 衬衫. A 罩衫 is the top you pull on over everything else.

Stroke Order

罩 zhào
衫 shān