衣食住行yīshízhùxíngTop 40000Meanings1. (lit.) clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom)2. (fig.) people's basic needsCharacters used衣cloth食to eat住to reside行to walkExamples1孩子们háizimen的de衣食住行yīshízhùxíng靠kào的de是shì他们tāmen的de父母fùmǔ。Children depend on their parents for food, clothing and shelter.