衣裳

yīshang
noun #27,397

Measure Word

衣裳 jiàn

Meanings

  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 garments
  3. 3 clothing (colloquial)

Examples

Tā zài chúchuāng lǐ kàn dào le yī jiàn piàoliang de yīshang.
She spotted a beautiful piece of clothing in the shop window.
Háizimen chuān shang xīn yīshang, gāogāoxìngxìng de qù bàinián.
The children put on their new clothes and happily went to pay New Year visits.

Tips

usage
衣裳 (yīshang, neutral tone on ) is a colloquial and slightly old-fashioned word for clothes. The more common modern term is 衣服 (yīfu). In classical Chinese, referred to the upper garment and to the lower garment (skirt).

Stroke Order

shang