衣服 (yīfu) — Clothes in Mandarin
🔊 Tap to hear it
#1285 most common word
Pinyin colour key: tone 1 (high flat), tone 2 (rising), tone 3 (dipping), tone 4 (falling), neutral.
Tone breakdown
衣服 is pronounced yīfu. Tap any syllable’s row to hear the whole word.
In a sentence
Wǒ de xīn yīfu hěn piàoliàng.
My new clothes are very beautiful.
Hear it, then say it right
Reading pinyin only gets you halfway. ToneDeck plays native audio for 衣服 and thousands more words, then scores your pronunciation so your tones land. HSK 1 is free, no install.
Start freeFrequently asked questions
What does 衣服 mean?+
衣服 (yīfu) means "Clothes" in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you pronounce 衣服?+
衣服 is pronounced yīfu. It uses the tone 1 (high flat). Tap the character on this page to hear native audio.
How common is 衣服 in Mandarin?+
衣服 is the #1285 most frequent word in spoken Mandarin, so it is one of the first words worth learning.
Words at a similar frequency
Master the tones first
What each tone sounds like and why it matters.
Why some tones change in connected speech.
On iPhone, Android and the web
ToneDeck is on the App Store. The trainer works right now.
Download ToneDeck for iPhone or Android today. One account unlocks Pro on both the app and the web. Prefer the browser? The full tone trainer runs at tonedeck.app right now, no install, free to start.
Sign up free and start trainingBrowse more on the Mandarin vocabulary hub, or read how to learn Mandarin tones.