衣服 (yī fu) — clothes

Definition

衣服 (yīfu) is the everyday, general word for 'clothes' — it covers everything you wear. 服装 is more formal and used in writing; 上衣 only means an upper garment like a jacket or shirt.

noun
clothes
Measure word · 件, 套

Examples

  • 衣服
    Wǒ mǎi le yí jiàn yī fu.
    I bought an item of clothing.
  • 衣服
    Zhè jiàn yī fu hěn hǎo.
    This piece of clothing is nice.
  • 衣服
    Wǒ yǒu sān jiàn yī fu.
    I have three pieces of clothing.

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