衣食住行

yī shí zhù xíng

basic daily needs: food, clothes, housing, transport

Character by character

衣yī
clothes

食shí
food

住zhù
housing

行xíng
travel

手机已经改变了我们的衣食住行。

Phones have changed every part of our daily lives.

Tone: neutral.

行 is xíng (getting around). The standard phrase for everyday needs.

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