衣食住行 — “The basic necessities of life”
衣食住行 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the basic necessities of life”. Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. Literally, “clothing, food, housing, and transportation”.
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衣食住行 Pronunciation and Pinyin
衣食住行 Character Breakdown
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我们正在努力改善社区居民的衣食住行条件，让他们享受更舒适的生活。
We are working hard to improve the community residents' basic necessities of life, enabling them to enjoy a more comfortable living.
Idioms Related to 衣食住行
More idioms starting with 衣
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi彩dressed in plain clothes
- yī衣bù不jiān兼cǎi采dressed simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不rú如xīn新，，rén人bù不rú如gù故New clothes are best, old friends are best
- yī衣bù不wán完cǎi采to dress simply and plainly
- yī衣bù不bù布tǐ体clothes too ragged to cover body
- yī衣bù不yè曳dì地dress simply and live modestly
- yī衣bù不gài盖tǐ体dressed in rags, barely clothed
- yī衣bù不bì蔽tǐ体clothed in rags
- yī衣bù不jiě解dài带work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不jiě解jié结work tirelessly without rest
- yī衣bù不zhē遮tǐ体dressed in rags
- yī衣bù不zhē遮shēn身clothes too tattered to cover body
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Open the tool →Questions about 衣食住行
What does 衣食住行 mean?
衣食住行 (yī shí zhù xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the basic necessities of life”.
How do you pronounce 衣食住行?
衣食住行 is pronounced yī shí zhù xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 衣食住行 literally mean?
Literally, 衣食住行 means “clothing, food, housing, and transportation”. It is used to mean “the basic necessities of life”.
What is the Chinese definition of 衣食住行?
泛指穿衣、吃饭、住房、行路等生活上的基本需要。