How to pronounce yi fu (衣服) in Chinese
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衣服
yī fu
Characters & meanings
clothes
clothes; to serve
Common mistake
High + neutral (1-0): hold yī level and let fu drop off softly. Compare 服务员 fúwùyuán, where the same 服 carries a full rising tone.
Tone change in this word
服 is neutral in 衣服 but full fú in 服务.
Example sentence
我买了新衣服。
Wǒ mǎi le xīn yīfu.
I bought new clothes.
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