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衣服

yī fu · yi fu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure words: 件 jiàn, 套 tào

Meaning

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  1. clothes
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Smells like hotpot

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)闻闻(wénwén)我(wǒ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)。

    Liangliang, smell my clothes.

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)火锅(huǒguō)味(wèi)！是(shì)昨天(zuótiān)的(de)火锅(huǒguō)吧(ba)？

    They smell like hotpot! From yesterday's hotpot?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)别的(biéde)衣服(yīfu)都(dōu)在(zài)洗(xǐ)。

    Yes. All my other clothes are in the wash.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)明天(míngtiān)你(nǐ)穿(chuān)我(wǒ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)吧(ba)。

    Then wear my clothes tomorrow.

  5. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)！你(nǐ)的(de)衣服(yīfu)有(yǒu)火锅(huǒguō)味(wèi)吗(ma)？

    Thanks! Do your clothes smell like hotpot?

  6. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，我们(wǒmen)昨天(zuótiān)一起(yīqǐ)吃(chī)的(de)火锅(huǒguō)，忘(wàng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Yes. We ate hotpot together yesterday. Did you forget?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)洗(xǐ)好(hǎo)的(de)衣(yī)服(fu)晾(liàng)在(zài)阳(yáng)台(tái)上(shàng)。

She hung the washed clothes to dry on the balcony.

02

天(tiān)气(qì)转(zhuǎn)凉(liáng)了(le)，出(chū)门(mén)要(yào)多(duō)穿(chuān)点(diǎn)衣(yī)服(fu)。

The weather is turning cold; wear more clothes when going out.

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衣
yī

clothes; Kangxi radical 145

服
fú

clothes; dress

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