Question 1

How do you pronounce 衣食住行?

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衣食住行 is pronounced "yī-shí-zhù-xíng" in Mandarin Chinese. Click the audio icon to hear the native pronunciation. The word is classified as HSK 6 level vocabulary.

Question 2

What does 衣食住行 mean?

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衣食住行 (yī-shí-zhù-xíng) means: clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom), people's basic needs.

Question 3

How do you write 衣食住行 in Chinese?

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衣食住行 is written with 4 characters. View the stroke order animation above to learn the correct way to write each character. The traditional form is 衣食住行.

Question 4

What are example sentences using 衣食住行?

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See the examples section above for multiple sentences using 衣食住行 in context, with pinyin pronunciation and translations in your selected language. Each example includes audio pronunciation to help you learn proper usage.

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Traditional:

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