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便衣

biànyī
noun #13,551

Measure Word

一个便衣 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 civilian clothes; plain clothes
  2. 2 plainclothes officer

Examples

HSK 3
那个人其实是便衣警察。
Nàge rén qíshí shì biànyī jǐngchá.
That person is actually a plainclothes police officer.

Tips

usage
便衣 can refer both to civilian clothing itself and, more commonly, to a plainclothes officer. 便衣警察 is the full form, but 便衣 alone often implies 'undercover cop' in context.

Stroke Order

便 biàn
衣 yī