to drape over one's shoulders; to wrap around; unroll (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
披 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
批 pī - to criticize; refute; batch (clf.) | HSK 5
劈 pī - split; chop; cleave (v.) | HSK 6
Phonetically similar words
匹 pǐ - [measure word for horses and cloth] (clf.) | HSK 5
Examples
他披着外套走出了房间。 tā pīzhe wàitào zǒuchūle fángjiān. - He walked out of the room wearing a coat.
她披着长发站在阳光下。 tā pīzhe cháng fà zhàn zài yángguāng xià. - She stood in the sunlight with her long hair flowing.
他披了一条毛巾去游泳。 tā pīle yī tiáo máojīn qù yóuyǒng. - He draped a towel around him to go swimming.
她披着一件漂亮的披肩。 tā pīzhe yī jiàn piàoliang de pījiān. - She wore a beautiful shawl draped over her shoulders.
他披着盖子去睡觉了。 tā pīzhe gàizi qù shuìjiàole. - He covered himself with a blanket and went to sleep.