How to say “clothes” in Chinese
clothes
“Clothes” in Chinese is 衣服, yī fu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
衣服 is read yī fu: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 衣服 it is read with the neutral tone.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “衣服”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 衣服. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这件衣服很好看zhèjiànyīfuhěnhǎokànThis piece of clothing looks really nice.
- 我买了一件新衣服wǒmǎileyíjiànxīnyīfuI bought a new piece of clothing.
- 这件衣服多少钱？zhèjiànyīfuduōshaoqiánHow much is this piece of clothing?
- 这件衣服是白色的。zhèjiànyīfushìbáisèdeThis piece of clothing is white.
- 我们去商场买衣服吧wǒmenqùshāngchǎngmǎiyīfubaLet’s go to the mall to buy clothes.
- 这件衣服脏了zhèjiànyīfuzāngleThis piece of clothing got dirty.
More words from the lesson “Clothes and books”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “clothes” in Chinese?
“Clothes” in Chinese is 衣服, pinyin yīfu.
What does 衣服 mean?
衣服 (yīfu) means “clothes”.
How do you write 衣服?
衣服 is 2 characters: 衣 (yī) — clothing; 服 (fú) — clothes; serve. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 衣服?
衣服 is read yīfu. Tones: yī — first tone, fu — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“clothes” in the lesson “Clothes and books”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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