How to say it in Chinese

Top in Chinese

top · HSK 3

上衣 shàng yī

  1. 上 shàng up
  2. 衣 yī clothes

Counted with 件: 一件上衣 yí jiàn shàngyī

这件上衣有点小。 This top is a bit small.

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How do you say top in Chinese?

Top in Chinese is 上衣 (shàng yī). You can also say 顶 (dǐng), 头 (tóu), 金牌 (jīn pái).

Which word should I use?

Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

Where do these words come from?

The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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