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yīfu

衣服yīfuyīfu
clothes
FromLesson 9inHardcore Chinese

Usages of yīfu

她Tā　喜欢xǐhuan　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu。Tā xǐhuan chuān hóngsè de yīfu.
She likes to wear red clothes.
他Tā　今天jīntiān　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu，　在zài　公司gōngsī　很hěn　合适héshì。Tā jīntiān chuān lánsè de yīfu, zài gōngsī hěn héshì.
He’s wearing blue clothes today, which are very appropriate at the company.
我Wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　衣服yīfu。Wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on clothes.
他Tā　觉得juéde　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　比bǐ　穿chuān　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu　更gèng　合适héshì。Tā juéde chuān lánsè de yīfu bǐ chuān hóngsè de yīfu gèng héshì.
He thinks wearing blue clothes is more suitable than wearing red ones.
她Tā　最近zuìjìn　没méi　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　衣服yīfu。Tā zuìjìn méi huā tài duō qián mǎi yīfu.
She hasn’t spent much money on clothes recently.
你Nǐ　上班shàngbān　得děi　穿chuān　蓝色lánsè　的de　衣服yīfu　吗ma？Nǐ shàngbān děi chuān lánsè de yīfu ma?
Do you have to wear blue clothes to work?
天气tiānqì　很hěn　冷lěng，　你nǐ　最好zuìhǎo　多duō　穿chuān　一些yìxiē　衣服yīfu。tiānqì hěn lěng, nǐ zuìhǎo duō chuān yìxiē yīfu.
The weather is very cold; you’d better wear some more clothes.
你nǐ　觉得juéde　他tā　这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　怎么样zěnmeyàng？　看起来kànqǐlái　特别tèbié　合适héshì。nǐ juéde tā zhè jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng? kànqǐlái tèbié héshì.
What do you think of his clothes? They look especially suitable.
她tā　买mǎi　了le　一yí　件jiàn　红色hóngsè　的de　衣服yīfu。tā mǎi le yí jiàn hóngsè de yīfu.
She bought a red piece of clothing.
他tā　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　先xiān　洗澡xǐzǎo，　再zài　洗xǐ　衣服yīfu，　最后zuìhòu　打扫dǎsǎo　房间fángjiān。tā xiàbān yǐhòu xiān xǐzǎo, zài xǐ yīfu, zuìhòu dǎsǎo fángjiān.
After work he first takes a shower, then washes his clothes, and finally cleans the room.
周末zhōumò　她tā　不bú　上班shàngbān，　在zài　家jiā　洗澡xǐzǎo、　洗xǐ　衣服yīfu，　还hái　打扫dǎsǎo　厨房chúfáng。zhōumò tā bú shàngbān, zài jiā xǐzǎo, xǐ yīfu, hái dǎsǎo chúfáng.
On weekends she doesn’t work; she stays home to shower, wash clothes, and also clean the kitchen.
我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　花huā　太tài　多duō　钱qián　买mǎi　新xīn　衣服yīfu。wǒ bù xiǎng huā tài duō qián mǎi xīn yīfu.
I don’t want to spend too much money on new clothes.
这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　洗起来xǐqǐlái　很hěn　简单jiǎndān。zhè jiàn yīfu xǐqǐlái hěn jiǎndān.
This piece of clothing is easy to wash.
他tā　上班shàngbān　的de　时候shíhou　一般yìbān　穿chuān　黑色hēisè　裤子kùzi　和hé　白色báisè　衣服yīfu。tā shàngbān de shíhou yìbān chuān hēisè kùzi hé báisè yīfu.
When he goes to work he usually wears black pants and a white top.
今天jīntiān　超市chāoshì　的de　衣服yīfu　都dōu　打折dǎzhé。jīntiān chāoshì de yīfu dōu dǎzhé.
The clothes in the supermarket are all on sale today.
我Wǒ　昨天zuótiān　在zài　网站wǎngzhàn　上shàng　下单xiàdān　买mǎi　了le　一件yíjiàn　衣服yīfu，　今天jīntiān　就jiù　收到shōudào　了le。Wǒ zuótiān zài wǎngzhàn shàng xiàdān mǎi le yíjiàn yīfu, jīntiān jiù shōudào le.
Yesterday I placed an order for a piece of clothing on a website, and it arrived today.
这件Zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　的de　尺码chǐmǎ　有点儿yǒudiǎnr　小xiǎo，　我wǒ　穿chuān　的de　时候shíhou　觉得juéde　不bú　太tài　合身héshēn。Zhèjiàn yīfu de chǐmǎ yǒudiǎnr xiǎo, wǒ chuān de shíhou juéde bú tài héshēn.
The size of this piece of clothing is a bit small; when I wear it, it doesn’t fit very well.
如果Rúguǒ　衣服yīfu　不bù　合身héshēn，　我wǒ　就jiù　想xiǎng　退货tuìhuò。Rúguǒ yīfu bù héshēn, wǒ jiù xiǎng tuìhuò.
If the clothes don’t fit, I want to return them.
这件zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　比bǐ　那nà　件jiàn　更gèng　合适héshì。zhèjiàn yīfu bǐ nà jiàn gèng héshì.
This piece of clothing is more suitable than that one.
你nǐ　先xiān　试试shìshi　这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　吧ba。nǐ xiān shìshi zhè jiàn yīfu ba.
Try on this piece of clothing first.
这zhè　件jiàn　衣服yīfu　不bú　太tài　合身héshēn，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　换huàn　一yí　件jiàn　大dà　一点儿yìdiǎnr　的de。zhè jiàn yīfu bú tài héshēn, wǒ xiǎng huàn yí jiàn dà yìdiǎnr de.
This piece of clothing doesn’t fit very well; I want to change it for a slightly bigger one.
这zhè　是shì　浅色qiǎnsè　衣服yīfu。zhè shì qiǎnsè yīfu.
These are light-colored clothes.
这zhè　是shì　深色shēnsè　衣服yīfu。zhè shì shēnsè yīfu.
These are dark-colored clothes.
先xiān　把bǎ　衣服yīfu　分类fēnlèi。xiān bǎ yīfu fēnlèi.
Sort the clothes first.
把bǎ　浅色qiǎnsè　衣服yīfu　和hé　深色shēnsè　衣服yīfu　分类fēnlèi。bǎ qiǎnsè yīfu hé shēnsè yīfu fēnlèi.
Sort the light-colored clothes and dark-colored clothes.
把bǎ　衣服yīfu　浸泡jìnpào　一会儿yíhuìr。bǎ yīfu jìnpào yíhuìr.
Soak the clothes for a while.
先xiān　把bǎ　洗衣液xǐyīyè　放fàng　在zài　污渍wūzì　上shàng，　再zài　浸泡jìnpào　衣服yīfu。xiān bǎ xǐyīyè fàng zài wūzì shàng, zài jìnpào yīfu.
Put laundry liquid on the stain first, then soak the clothes.
把bǎ　衣服yīfu　晾liàng　在zài　阳台yángtái　上shàng。bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shàng.
Hang the clothes on the balcony.
衣服yīfu　已经yǐjīng　晾干liànggān　了le。yīfu yǐjīng liànggān le.
The clothes are already dry.
把bǎ　衣服yīfu　晾liàng　在zài　阳台yángtái　上shàng，　用yòng　衣架yījià　晾干liànggān。bǎ yīfu liàng zài yángtái shàng, yòng yījià liànggān.
Hang the clothes on the balcony and dry them on hangers.
这件zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　缩水suōshuǐ　了le。zhèjiàn yīfu suōshuǐ le.
This piece of clothing shrank.
深色shēnsè　衣服yīfu　容易róngyì　掉色diàosè。shēnsè yīfu róngyì diàosè.
Dark-colored clothes fade easily.
这件zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　要yào　手洗shǒuxǐ。zhèjiàn yīfu yào shǒuxǐ.
This piece of clothing needs to be hand-washed.
容易róngyì　缩水suōshuǐ　或者huòzhě　掉色diàosè　的de　衣服yīfu　要yào　手洗shǒuxǐ，　不要búyào　用yòng　烘干机hōnggānjī。róngyì suōshuǐ huòzhě diàosè de yīfu yào shǒuxǐ, búyào yòng hōnggānjī.
Clothes that shrink or fade easily need hand-washing; don't use the dryer.
那个nàge　男人nánrén　在zài　晾liàng　衣服yīfu。nàge nánrén zài liàng yīfu.
That man is hanging out the clothes.
她tā　发现fāxiàn　衣服yīfu　掉色diàosè　了le。tā fāxiàn yīfu diàosè le.
She noticed that the clothes had faded.
这件zhèjiàn　衣服yīfu　不用búyòng　手洗shǒuxǐ。zhèjiàn yīfu búyòng shǒuxǐ.
This piece of clothing does not need to be hand-washed.
今晚jīnwǎn　衣服yīfu　会huì　晾干liànggān。jīnwǎn yīfu huì liànggān.
Tonight the clothes will dry completely.
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