披
pī
Pinyin

Definition

披
 - 
pī
  1. to drape over one's shoulders
  2. to open
  3. to unroll
  4. to split open
  5. to spread out

Character Decomposition

Related Words (16)

披
pī
  1. 1 to drape over one's shoulders
  2. 2 to open
  3. 3 to unroll
  4. 4 to split open
  5. 5 to spread out
披萨
pī sà
  1. 1 pizza (loanword)
披星戴月
pī xīng dài yuè
  1. 1 to travel or work through night and day
  2. 2 to toil away for long hours
披肩
pī jiān
  1. 1 cape
  2. 2 shawl
  3. 3 (of long hair) to trail over one's shoulders
披荆斩棘
pī jīng zhǎn jí
  1. 1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
  3. 3 to break through hardships
  4. 4 to blaze a new trail

Idioms (4)

所向披靡
suǒ xiàng pī mǐ
  1. 1 to sweep everything before one
  2. 2 to be invincible (idiom)
披肝沥胆
pī gān lì dǎn
  1. 1 lit. to open one's liver and drip gall (idiom); wholehearted loyalty
披荆斩棘
pī jīng zhǎn jí
  1. 1 lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to overcome all obstacles on the way
  3. 3 to break through hardships
  4. 4 to blaze a new trail
披头散发
pī tóu sàn fà
  1. 1 with dishevelled hair (idiom)
  2. 2 with one's hair down

Sample Sentences

比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色；深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海，所以这里的鱼大多是红色的；而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色，让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ；shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ，suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ；ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ，ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
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十四日披露的最新数据显示，尽管部分指标短期波动，但生产需求平稳，就业物价稳定，中国经济延续稳中向好。
shísìrì pīlù de zuìxīn shùjù xiǎnshì ，jǐnguǎn bùfen zhǐbiāo duǎnqī bōdòng ，dàn shēngchǎn xūqiú píngwěn ，jiùyè wùjià wěndìng ，Zhōngguó jīngjì yánxù wěn zhōng xiàng hǎo 。
... The latest data disclosed on the 14th shows that although some indicators fluctuate in the short term, production demand is stable, employment prices are stable, and the Chinese economy continues to be stable.
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所谓的南海仲裁事件就是菲律宾控告中国案，是一个临时组建的仲裁庭，就菲律宾阿基诺三世政府单方面提起的南海仲裁案进行的所谓“裁决”。其实质是披着法律外衣的政治闹剧。
suǒwèi de nánhǎi zhòngcái shìjiàn jiùshì Fēilǜbīn kònggào Zhōngguó àn ，shì yī gè línshí zǔjiàn de zhòngcáitíng ，jiù Fēilùbīn Ājīnuòsānshì zhèngfǔ dānfāngmiàn tíqǐ de nánhǎi zhòngcái àn jìnxíng de suǒwèi “cáijué ”。qí shízhí shì pī zhe fǎlǜ wàiyī de zhèngzhì nàojù 。
The so-called South China Sea arbitration essentially involved the Philippines making an accusation against China. It was a temporary arbitration court, which made a "ruling" on the South China Sea arbitration case raised by the government of Benigno Aquino III of the Philippines. But it was actually a political farce clothed in legal process.
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披着狼皮的羊
pī zhe láng pí de yáng
A sheep in wolf's skin
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披着羊皮的狼
pī zhe yángpí de láng
A wolf in sheep's skin
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其实常常很多人说我是一只披着狼皮的羊，因为我不笑的时候，看起来很凶。
qíshí chángcháng hěnduō rén shuō wǒ shì yī zhǐ pī zhe láng Pí de yáng ，yīnwèi wǒ bù xiào de shíhou ，kànqǐlai hěn xiōng 。
A lot of people often say I'm a sheep in wolf's skin because I look mean when I don't smile.
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新京报记者注意到，近几轮降价以2010年新品iPhone为主，降价1000元一2300元。而价格下调对于提振iPhone销售来说，确实有一定效果。国内iPhone产品降价后，苏宁、天猫披露数据显示，iPhone销量提升明显。
Xīn JīngBào jìzhě zhùyì dào ，jìn jǐ lún jiàngjià yǐ nián Xīn pǐn wéizhǔ ，jiàngjià yuán yī yuán 。ér jiàgé xiàdiào duìyú tízhèn xiāoshòu láishuō ，quèshí yǒu yīdìng xiàoguǒ 。guónèi chǎnpǐn jiàngjià hòu ，sūníng 、tiānmāo pīlù shùjù xiǎnshì ， xiāoliàng tíshēng míngxiǎn 。
The Beijing News reporter noted that recent price cuts were mainly on the 2018 iPhone, with a price reduction of 1,000 yuan to 2,300 yuan. The price cuts are effective on boosting iPhone sales. After the domestic iPhone price cuts, Suning and Tmall disclosed data showing iPhone sales increased significantly.
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披萨很多，一定够吃。
pīsà hěn duō ，yídìng gòuchī 。
There's a lot of pizza, there definitely will be enough.
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那你先去排队，我去买一次性雨披。
nà nǐ xiān qù páiduì ，wǒ qù mǎi yīcìxìng yǔpī 。
You go and line up first then. I'll go to buy disposable rain ponchos.
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能买，就是品种有限。据说第一笔比特币交易是一个人用一万比特币买了几个披萨。真是史上最贵的披萨！他看到现在涨成这样，岂不是要气得吐血！
néng mǎi ，jiùshì pǐnzhǒng yǒuxiàn 。jùshuō dì yī bǐ bǐtèbì jiāoyì shì yī gè rén yòng yīwàn bǐtèbì mǎi le jǐ ge pīsā 。zhēn shì shǐ shàng zuìguì de pīsā ！tā kàndào xiànzài zhǎng chéng zhèyàng ，qǐbùshì yào qì de tù xiě ！
You can buy things. It's just the kinds of things are limited. It's said that the first transaction using Bitcoins was when someone used 10,000 Bitcoins to buy a few pizzas. It's really history's most expensive pizza! That guy who saw this kind of increase in value has to be fuming with anger!
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