青衣
qīng​yī

black clothes

青衣 qīng​yī
black clothes noun
traditional black clothing worn in ancient China

他穿上一身整洁的青衣，显得非常儒雅。

tā chuān​shang yī shēn zhěng​jié de qīng​yī, xiǎn​de fēi​cháng rú​yǎ.

He put on a set of neat black robes, looking very refined.

opera role noun
a leading female role in Chinese opera (zhengdan), typically representing a virtuous young or middle-aged woman

她主攻京剧中的青衣行当。

tā zhǔ​gōng Jīng​jù zhōng de qīng​yī háng​dang.

She specializes in the 'Qingyi' role in Peking Opera.

servant noun
a lower-level domestic servant in olden times

府门前有几名青衣在等候差遣。

fǔ​mén qián yǒu jǐ míng qīng​yī zài děng​hòu chāi​qiǎn.

Several servants in black were waiting for orders in front of the mansion.

Frequency
Written text
3.05 per million

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)