How to pronounce yi fu (衣服) in Chinese

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衣服

yī fu

Characters & meanings

衣

yīT1

clothes

服

fuT0

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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Related sounds

服务员fú wù yuán

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