noun

[C, U]

Clothes; garments worn on the body.

yīfu

Pronunciation

Etymology

A compound of 衣, meaning “clothing” or “to wear,” and 服, meaning “garment” or “clothing.”

Examples

我买了一件新衣服。

wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn xīn yīfu

I bought a new piece of clothing.

天气冷了，多穿点衣服。

tiānqì lěng le, duō chuān diǎn yīfu

It’s getting cold; wear more clothes.

这些衣服都洗干净了。

zhèxiē yīfu dōu xǐ gānjìng le

These clothes have all been washed clean.

Character Breakdown

衣

yī

clothing; garment

服

fú

clothes; garment; to wear

Synonyms

Collocations

穿衣服

买衣服

洗衣服

换衣服

一件衣服

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