衣食住行

yī-shí-zhù-xíng

clothing, food, housing and transportation

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 6
Dictionary entry

(lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom); (fig.) people's basic needs

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衣
食
住
行

See it in sentences

衣食住行都要花钱。

Yī-shí-zhù-xíng dōu yào huā qián.

English

Food, clothes, housing and travel all cost money.

他的衣食住行很简单。

Tā de yī-shí-zhù-xíng hěn jiǎndān.

English

His daily life is very simple.

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