How to Say ‘Your clothes are pretty.’ in Traditional Chinese
你的衣服很漂亮。
nǐ de yī fú hěn piào liàng
[nǐ de yīfú hen pyaow-lyahng]
💬 Usage Tip: This works as a reusable template: 你的 + thing + 很 + adjective. For example, 你的包包很可愛 means "your bag is cute".
Phrase Breakdown
你的衣服
nǐ de yī fú
your clothes
This is the subject of the sentence. 的 shows possession, and 服 is in the neutral tone.
你的衣服是新的嗎？
Are your clothes new?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
的
de
[de]
possessive particle
Indicates ownership, similar to 'of'.
這是我的書。
This is my book.
衣服
yī fú
[yīfú]
clothes
General word for clothing.
這件衣服很好看。
This piece of clothing looks great.
很漂亮。
hěn piào liàng
are very pretty
很 links the subject to an adjective without needing 是. 漂亮 (piàoliang) means pretty, and 亮 is often light in Taiwan.
這朵花很漂亮。
This flower is very pretty.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning very; it strengthens an adjective or feeling.
今天認識你，我很開心，也很喜歡這個「很」有活力的活動。
Meeting you today, I’m very happy, and I also like this very lively event.
漂亮
piào liàng
[pyaow-lyahng]
beautiful; excellent
Literally means beautiful, but in sports it often describes a skillful or elegant play.
那個進球很漂亮，大家一直重播看。
That goal was beautiful, and everyone kept replaying it.
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