yǔ yī
imperméable
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我需要一件雨衣，因为外面在下雨。
wǒ xūyào yī jiàn yǔyī, yīnwèi wàimiàn zài xià yǔ.
I need a raincoat because it's raining outside.
他穿着一件雨衣，在雨中行走。
tā chuānzhe yī jiàn yǔyī, zài yǔ zhōng xíngzǒu.
He was wearing a raincoat, walking in the rain.
雨衣可以帮助我们抵御风雨。
yǔyī kěyǐ bāngzhù wǒmen dǐyù fēngyǔ.
Raincoats can help us resist wind and rain.
雨衣 (yǔyī)
raincoat
雨披 (yǔpī)
rain cape
晴雨伞 (qíngyǔsǎn)
umbrella
雨伞 (yǔsǎn)
umbrella
The Chinese word 雨衣 (yǔyī) for "raincoat" is a compound of two characters: 雨 (yǔ), meaning "rain", and 衣 (yī), meaning "clothing". The word 雨衣 is therefore literally translated as "rain clothing". This compound word is a good example of how Chinese characters can be combined to create new words with specific meanings. In this case, the combination of the characters 雨 and 衣 creates a word that specifically refers to clothing that is designed to protect against rain.
