How to say “clothing” in Chinese
clothing, food, housing, transport
“Clothing” in Chinese is 衣食住行, yī shí zhù xíng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
衣食住行 is read yī shí zhù xíng: 4 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
On the side of a character it shrinks to 饣: 饭, 饿, 饱.
On the left, 亻 “person”.
Two readings: xíng in 自行车, and háng, “row, office”, in 银行.
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 “衣食住行”.
More words from the lesson “Around the home”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “clothing” in Chinese?
“Clothing” in Chinese is 衣食住行, pinyin yīshí zhùxíng.
What does 衣食住行 mean?
衣食住行 (yīshí zhùxíng) means “clothing, food, housing, transport”.
How do you write 衣食住行?
衣食住行 is 4 characters: 衣 (yī) — clothing; 食 (shí) — food; eat; 住 (zhù) — live, reside; 行 (xíng) — go; be OK. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 衣食住行?
衣食住行 is read yīshí zhùxíng. Tones: yī — first tone, shí — second tone, zhù — fourth tone, xíng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“clothing” in the lesson “Around the home”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. 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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