更衣
gēng yī
Pinyin

Definition

更衣
 - 
gēng yī
  1. to change clothes
  2. to go to the toilet (euphemism)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

更
gēng
  1. 1 to change or replace
  2. 2 to experience
  3. 3 one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. 4 watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
更新
gēng xīn
  1. 1 to replace the old with new
  2. 2 to renew
  3. 3 to renovate
  4. 4 to upgrade
  5. 5 to update
  6. 6 to regenerate
衣服
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
内衣
nèi yī
  1. 1 undergarment
  2. 2 underwear
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
大衣
dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 CL:件[jiàn]
更加
gèng jiā
  1. 1 more (than sth else)
  2. 2 even more
更年期
gēng nián qī
  1. 1 menopause
  2. 2 andropause
更换
gēng huàn
  1. 1 to replace (a worn-out tire etc)
  2. 2 to change (one's address etc)
棉衣
mián yī
  1. 1 cotton-padded clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
洗衣机
xǐ yī jī
  1. 1 washer
  2. 2 washing machine
  3. 3 CL:臺|台[tái]
睡衣
shuì yī
  1. 1 night clothes
  2. 2 pajamas
穿衣
chuān yī
  1. 1 to wear clothes
  2. 2 clothing
衣
yī
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
  3. 3 Kangxi radical 145
衣冠
yī guān
  1. 1 hat and clothes
  2. 2 attire
衣袖
yī xiù
  1. 1 the sleeve of a garment
衣裙
yī qún
  1. 1 female clothing
三更
sān gēng
  1. 1 third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
  2. 2 midnight
  3. 3 also pr. [sān jīn]
上衣
shàng yī
  1. 1 jacket
  2. 2 upper outer garment
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]

Idioms (20)

天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
  1. 1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
更有甚者
gèng yǒu shèn zhě
  1. 1 furthermore (idiom)
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
深更半夜
shēn gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
熬更守夜
áo gēng shǒu yè
  1. 1 to stay up through the night (idiom)
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
  1. 1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
  1. 1 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
百尺竿头，更尽一步
bǎi chǐ gān tóu , gèng jìn yī bù
  1. 1 lit. hundred foot pole, progress still further (idiom); fig. much accomplished, still some work to do
  2. 2 to continue to further successes
  3. 3 not to rest on one's laurels
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
自力更生
zì lì gēng shēng
  1. 1 regeneration through one's own effort (idiom)
  2. 2 self-reliance
万象更新
wàn xiàng gēng xīn
  1. 1 (in the spring) nature takes on a new look (idiom)
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
  1. 1 lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
  1. 1 lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
  1. 1 thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
  2. 2 destitute

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