(yī fu) - clothes, clothing, garment in Mandarin
yīfuTraditional: 衣服
Translation
clothes, clothing, garment
Word origin
A compound of 衣 (yī, 'clothing') and 服 (fú, 'garment, to wear'). 衣 is a pictograph of a robe with a collar and overlapping fronts; 服 pairs the sense of fitting or submitting with a phonetic element.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 衣 (yī, 'clothing', a pictograph of a robe) + 服 (fú, 'garment')
Stroke order
衣
服
Examples
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Please put the dirty clothes in the washing machine.
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I bought new clothes.
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How much is this garment?
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Put the dirty clothes in the washing machine.
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I bought new clothes today.
衣服 (yī fu) - clothes, clothing, garment.
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