xiǎoyī

小衣

Word · Noun

underpants; underwear (dialect)

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

underpants; underwear; drawers

dialect

Primarily used in northern Chinese dialects. Often takes the retroflex suffix '-r' (小衣儿) in colloquial speech.

Tiān天
lěng冷
le了
 ,
jì记
de得
chuān穿
shàng上
xiǎo小
yī衣
ér儿
 。

It's cold; remember to put on your underwear.

Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
bù不
ài爱
chuān穿
xiǎo小
yī衣
 ,
pà怕
rè热
 。

This child doesn't like wearing underpants because he is afraid of the heat.

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Bǎ把
huàn换
xià下
lái来
de的
xiǎo小
yī衣
xǐ洗
le了
 。

Wash the underwear you took off.

Xiǎo小
yī衣
chuān穿
zài在
lǐ里
miàn面
 ,
wài外
miàn面
tào套
kù裤
zi子
 。

Underwear is worn inside, with pants over them.