外套 wàitào outer garment
outer garment; jacket; coat
How to remember 外套: 外 outside + 套 case = outer garment.
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How it is used
- Noun for an outer garment worn over other clothes - a jacket or coat - counted with 件.
- Distinguish from the longer 大衣 (dàyī, overcoat) and the loanword-flavored 夹克 (jiákè, casual jacket).
- Standard verb pairing: 穿外套 (chuān wàitào) put on/wear a coat.
Example sentences
- 她正在脱外套。 Tā zhèng zài tuō wàitào.She's taking off her coat.
- 她需要一件外套。 Tā xūyào yījiàn wàitào.She needs a coat.
- 他穿上了黑色的外套。 Tā chuān shàng le hēisè de wàitào.He put on the black coat.