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衣物

yī wù · yi wu

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Meaning

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  1. clothing
  2. clothing and other personal items
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The washing machine will not spin

  1. Liangliang

    洗衣机(xǐyījī)不(bù)转(zhuǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)的(de)衣物(yīwù)都(dōu)在(zài)里面(lǐmiàn)。

    The washing machine will not spin, and all my clothes are inside.

  2. Dengdeng

    别急(biéjí)，先(xiān)看看(kànkan)电源(diànyuán)插好(chāhǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Do not worry. First check whether it is plugged in.

  3. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)多(duō)衣物(yīwù)，我(wǒ)可(kě)不想(bùxiǎng)手洗(shǒuxǐ)。

    So many clothes. I really do not want to wash them by hand.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，插头(chātóu)掉(diào)在(zài)地上(dìshang)了(le)。

    Look, the plug has fallen on the floor.

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)？难怪(nánguài)衣物(yīwù)一点(yīdiǎn)都(dōu)没(méi)湿(shī)！

    What? No wonder the clothes are not wet at all!

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2 examples
01

不(bù)合(hé)适(shì)的(de)旧(jiù)衣(yī)物(wù)可(kě)以(yǐ)当(dāng)抹(mā)布(bù)用(yòng)。

Old stuff that doesn't fit any more can be used as cloths.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)洗(xǐ)好(hǎo)的(de)衣(yī)物(wù)整(zhěng)齐(qí)地(de)叠(dié)好(hǎo)放(fàng)进(jìn)柜(guì)子(zi)里(lǐ)。

She neatly folded the washed clothes and put them in the cabinet.

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