yì
衣
to wear; to clothe others
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to wear (clothes); to dress in
archaicArchaic or literary usage. Often seen in classical texts. When meaning 'to give clothes to others', it is used as a verb taking a direct object.
Yì衣
bù布
yī衣
，
shí食
cū粗
shí食
，
lè乐
zài在
qí其
zhōng中
。
Wearing coarse clothes and eating simple food, yet finding joy in it.
Xī昔
zhě者
Chǔ楚
Zhuāng庄
wáng王
yì衣
páo袍
yíng迎
xián贤
shì士
。
In the past, King Zhuang of Chu wore robes to welcome wise men.
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Yì衣
jǐn锦
huán还
xiāng乡
shì是
gǔ古
rén人
zuì最
dà大
de的
róng荣
yào耀
。
Returning home in brocade was the greatest honor for ancient people.
Jiāng将
jūn军
jiě解
yī衣
yì衣
shì士
zú卒
，
tóng同
gān甘
gòng共
kǔ苦
。
The general took off his clothes to give to his soldiers, sharing weal and woe.
Yì衣
bèi被
cāng苍
shēng生
，
gōng功
dé德
wú无
liàng量
。
Clothing the common people is a merit beyond measure.