Dictionary/衣食住行

衣食住行

yī shí zhù xíng

ㄧ ㄕˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
HSK 7-9
1(lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)
2(fig.) people's basic needs

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衣食住行

Example

hái zi孩子men们de的yī shí zhù xíng衣食住行kào靠de的shì是tā men他们de的fù mǔ父母。
孩子们的衣食住行靠的是他们的父母。
Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter.