披肩 (pījiān): cape

Meanings

1 cape
2 shawl
3 to trail over one's shoulders

Characters

披

pī

to drape; to wear over shoulders

肩

jiān

shoulder

Examples

她围了一条羊毛披肩。

Tā wéi le yī tiáo yángmáo pījiān.

She wore a wool shawl.

她的长发披肩而下。

Tā de cháng fà pījiān ér xià.

Her long hair trailed down over her shoulders.

Tips

usage

Has two distinct uses: (1) as a noun meaning a shawl or cape garment, (2) as an adjective/verb describing hair draped over the shoulders, as in 披肩长发 (shoulder-length flowing hair).

Stroke Order

披 pī

肩 jiān

Related Words

披 pī HSK 5 #4,264

to drape over one's shoulders; to wrap around / to open; to spread out; to crack open

肩上 jiānshàng #9,323

on one's shoulders / (figurative) on one's back; as one's responsibility

披萨 pīsà #7,878

pizza

肩膀 jiānbǎng HSK 7 #3,180

shoulder

肩 jiān HSK 5 #5,671

shoulder / to shoulder (responsibilities)

披风 pīfēng #13,489

cloak / cape

并肩 bìngjiān #9,386

side by side; shoulder to shoulder / to stand/fight together; in solidarity

并肩作战 bìngjiānzuòzhàn #11,407

to fight side by side / to join forces

耸肩 sǒngjiān #23,393

to shrug one's shoulders

肩头 jiāntóu #26,833

shoulder / on one's shoulders