Sweater in Chinese (Mandarin): 毛衣 (máoyī)
毛衣
máoyī
sweater
- Simplified
- 毛衣
- Traditional
- 毛衣
- Pinyin
- máoyī
- Typed as
- maoyi
Use it in a sentence
奶奶给我织了一件毛衣。
奶奶給我織了一件毛衣。
Grandma knitted me a sweater.
The characters in 毛衣
毛
Wool, fur.
4 strokes
衣
Clothes.
6 strokes
毛衣 is "wool clothes": a knitted sweater. To knit is 织 (zhī): 织毛衣.
More examples with 毛衣
天冷了，穿上毛衣吧。
Tiān lěng le, chuān shang máoyī ba.
It's getting cold, put on a sweater.
这件毛衣很暖和。
這件毛衣很暖和。
Zhè jiàn máoyī hěn nuǎnhuo.
This sweater is very warm.
How to write 毛衣 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
毛 4 strokes
衣 6 strokes
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