衣服 (yī fu): Translation, Pronunciation and Example Sentences

The Chinese word 衣服 means “clothing” or “apparel”. It is a compound word made up of the characters 衣 which means “clothes” and 服 which means “to wear”. The word is commonly used in everyday conversation to refer to any type of clothing, such as shirts, pants, dresses, etc. It can also be used in more formal contexts, such as when discussing fashion or clothing styles.

Translation

Noun: clothes

Pronunciation

Example Sentences

ChinesePinyinEngish
我的衣服太小了,我需要买一些新的wǒ de yī fú tài xiǎo le, wǒ xū yào mǎi yī xiē xīn deMy clothes are too small, I need to buy some new ones
这件衣服很漂亮,但是太贵了zhè jiàn yī fú hěn piào liang, dàn shì tài guì leThis piece of clothing is very pretty, but it’s too expensive
我喜欢穿舒适的衣服wǒ xǐ huān chuān shū shì de yī fúI like to wear comfortable clothes
这个季节我需要买一些轻薄的衣服zhè ge jì jié wǒ xū yào mǎi yī xiē qīng báo de yī fúI need to buy some lightweight clothes for this season
我的衣服都是黑色的,我需要换一些其他颜色的wǒ de yī fú dōu shì hēi sè de, wǒ xū yào huàn yī xiē qí tā yán sè deAll my clothes are black, I need to switch to some other colors
这件衣服的尺码不对,我需要换一件zhè jiàn yī fú de chǐ mǎ bù duì, wǒ xū yào huàn yī jiànThis piece of clothing is the wrong size, I need to exchange it

HSK

衣服 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.

Learning Card

Learning card for Chinese word 衣服 with Pinyin and English Translation