衣 yī
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 衣 — cloth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
衣食住行
yīshízhùxíng
basic necessities of life
Characters in this word
食 shí
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 食 — food
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
住 zhù
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 主 master, host
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
行 xíng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 行 — to go, to walk, to move
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 调查报告详细比较了两地居民在衣食住行方面的成本。 Diàochá bàogào xiángxì bǐjiào le liǎng dì jūmín zài yīshízhùxíng fāngmiàn de chéngběn. The survey report compared in detail the living costs of residents in the two places in terms of daily necessities.
- 搬到新城市以后，衣食住行都需要重新适应。 Bān dào xīn chéngshì yǐhòu, yīshízhùxíng dōu xūyào chóngxīn shìyìng. After moving to a new city, you have to readjust to everyday basics like food, clothing, housing and getting around.
- 现在手机能解决衣食住行的很多问题。 Xiànzài shǒujī néng jiějué yīshízhùxíng de hěn duō wèntí. Nowadays a phone can solve many everyday-life problems.
Related words
- 衣服 yīfu clothes
- 大衣 dàyī overcoat
- 洗衣机 xǐyījī washing machine
- 衬衣 chènyī shirt
- 上衣 shàngyī jacket; upper garment
- 衣架 yījià clothes hanger
- 毛衣 máoyī sweater
- 内衣 nèiyī underwear
- 更衣室 gēngyīshì changing room; dressing room
- 节衣缩食 jiéyīsuōshí to live frugally; to economise on food and clothing
- 衣裳 yīshang clothes; clothing
- 食物 shíwù food