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Home & Daily Life in Traditional Chinese · HSK 3

70 Traditional Chinese words and phrases for home & daily life, at HSK 3 level. Each entry shows the word, how to read it, what it means, and a full example sentence with translation.

  1. 廚房 chúfáng
    kitchen

    媽媽在廚房做飯。

    Mom is cooking in the kitchen.

  2. 客廳 kètīng
    living room

    客廳裡有一個大沙發。

    There is a big sofa in the living room.

  3. 衛生間 wèishēngjiān
    bathroom; toilet

    衛生間在哪兒?

    Where is the bathroom?

  4. 臥室 wòshì
    bedroom

    我的臥室不太大。

    My bedroom is not very big.

  5. 陽台 yángtái
    balcony

    陽台上有很多花。

    There are many flowers on the balcony.

  6. 冰箱 bīngxiāng
    refrigerator

    冰箱裡有水果。

    There is fruit in the fridge.

  7. 空調 kōngtiáo
    air conditioner

    太熱了,開空調吧。

    It's too hot; let's turn on the air conditioner.

  8. 洗衣機 xǐyījī
    washing machine

    這台洗衣機是新的。

    This washing machine is new.

  9. 家具 jiājù
    furniture

    這些家具都很貴。

    These pieces of furniture are all expensive.

  10. 沙發 shāfā
    sofa

    他坐在沙發上看書。

    He is sitting on the sofa reading.

  11. 鏡子 jìngzi
    mirror

    她在照鏡子。

    She is looking at herself in the mirror.

  12. 毛巾 máojīn
    towel

    這條毛巾是乾淨的。

    This towel is clean.

  13. 牙刷 yáshuā
    toothbrush

    我買了一個新牙刷。

    I bought a new toothbrush.

  14. 刷牙 shuāyá
    to brush one's teeth

    我每天刷兩次牙。

    I brush my teeth twice a day.

  15. 打掃 dǎsǎo
    to clean; to sweep

    我在打掃房間。

    I am cleaning the room.

  16. 收拾 shōushi
    to tidy up; to put in order

    我先收拾一下桌子。

    Let me tidy up the table first.

  17. 洗衣服 xǐ yīfu
    to do the laundry

    週末我要洗衣服。

    I have to do laundry on the weekend.

  18. 做飯 zuòfàn
    to cook

    我不會做飯。

    I can't cook.

  19. 家務 jiāwù
    housework; chores

    我們一起做家務吧。

    Let's do the housework together.

  20. 乾淨 gānjìng
    clean

    他的房間很乾淨。

    His room is very clean.

  21. zāng
    dirty

    這件衣服髒了。

    This piece of clothing is dirty.

  22. 搬家 bānjiā
    to move house

    我們下個月搬家。

    We are moving next month.

  23. 鄰居 línjū
    neighbor

    我的鄰居人很好。

    My neighbor is very nice.

  24. lóu
    building; floor (story)

    我住在五樓。

    I live on the fifth floor.

  25. 電梯 diàntī
    elevator

    電梯壞了,走上去吧。

    The elevator is broken; let's walk up.

  26. céng
    floor; story; layer (measure word)

    這個樓有二十層。

    This building has twenty floors.

  27. 習慣 xíguàn
    habit; to be used to

    我習慣早睡早起。

    I'm used to going to bed early and getting up early.

  28. 洗手間 xǐshǒujiān
    restroom; washroom

    請問,洗手間在幾樓?

    Excuse me, what floor is the restroom on?

  29. 遲到 chídào
    to be late

    對不起,我遲到了。

    Sorry, I'm late.

  30. wǎn
    bowl

    吃完飯我來洗碗。

    I'll wash the dishes after we eat.

  31. 筷子 kuàizi
    chopsticks

    我不太會用筷子。

    I'm not very good at using chopsticks.

  32. 盤子 pánzi
    plate; dish

    盤子裡還有菜。

    There is still food on the plate.

  33. 安靜 ānjìng
    quiet

    請安靜一點兒。

    Please be a little quieter.

  34. 舒服 shūfu
    comfortable

    這張床很舒服。

    This bed is very comfortable.

  35. 附近 fùjìn
    nearby; vicinity

    我家附近有個公園。

    There is a park near my home.

  36. 幫忙 bāngmáng
    to help; to lend a hand

    謝謝你來幫忙。

    Thank you for coming to help.

  37. fàng
    to put; to place

    牛奶放在冰箱裡了。

    The milk has been put in the fridge.

  38. to take; to hold; to fetch

    請幫我拿一下杯子。

    Please get the cup for me.

  39. huàn
    to change; to exchange

    我想換一個大房子。

    I want to move to a bigger house.

  40. 掃地 sǎodì
    to sweep the floor

    弟弟正在掃地。

    My little brother is sweeping the floor.

  41. 我每天早上七點起床,然後刷牙洗臉。 Wǒ měitiān zǎoshang qī diǎn qǐchuáng, ránhòu shuāyá xǐliǎn.
    I get up at seven every morning, then brush my teeth and wash my face.
  42. 週末我打算好好打掃一下房間。 Zhōumò wǒ dǎsuàn hǎohǎo dǎsǎo yíxià fángjiān.
    This weekend I plan to give my room a good cleaning.
  43. 廚房裡的碗和盤子都洗好了。 Chúfáng li de wǎn hé pánzi dōu xǐhǎo le.
    The bowls and plates in the kitchen are all washed.
  44. 媽媽正在客廳裡看電視。 Māma zhèngzài kètīng li kàn diànshì.
    Mom is watching TV in the living room.
  45. 天氣太熱了,請開一下空調。 Tiānqì tài rè le, qǐng kāi yíxià kōngtiáo.
    It's too hot; please turn on the air conditioner.
  46. 衣服我已經洗完了。 Yīfu wǒ yǐjīng xǐwán le.
    I've already finished washing the clothes.
  47. 他家的廚房又大又乾淨。 Tā jiā de chúfáng yòu dà yòu gānjìng.
    The kitchen in his house is big and clean.
  48. 我們打算下個月搬到新家去。 Wǒmen dǎsuàn xià ge yuè bāndào xīn jiā qù.
    We plan to move into our new home next month.
  49. 衛生間在二樓,你坐電梯上去吧。 Wèishēngjiān zài èr lóu, nǐ zuò diàntī shàngqu ba.
    The bathroom is on the second floor; take the elevator up.
  50. 你的房間太髒了,快收拾一下吧。 Nǐ de fángjiān tài zāng le, kuài shōushi yíxià ba.
    Your room is too dirty; hurry up and tidy it.
  51. 我還不習慣這麼早起床。 Wǒ hái bù xíguàn zhème zǎo qǐchuáng.
    I'm still not used to getting up this early.
  52. 爸爸做飯做得特別好吃。 Bàba zuòfàn zuò de tèbié hǎochī.
    Dad cooks especially well.
  53. 冰箱裡什麼吃的都沒有了。 Bīngxiāng li shénme chī de dōu méiyǒu le.
    There's nothing left to eat in the fridge.
  54. 我每個星期六都要洗衣服。 Wǒ měi ge xīngqīliù dōu yào xǐ yīfu.
    I do laundry every Saturday.
  55. 這個沙發坐著特別舒服。 Zhège shāfā zuòzhe tèbié shūfu.
    This sofa is especially comfortable to sit on.
  56. 我家附近有個超市,買東西很方便。 Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu ge chāoshì, mǎi dōngxi hěn fāngbiàn.
    There's a supermarket near my home, so shopping is very convenient.
  57. 鄰居家的聲音太大了,我睡不著。 Línjū jiā de shēngyīn tài dà le, wǒ shuìbuzháo.
    The neighbors are too loud; I can't fall asleep.
  58. 今天的家務我來做吧。 Jīntiān de jiāwù wǒ lái zuò ba.
    Let me do today's housework.
  59. 睡覺以前別玩手機,對眼睛不好。 Shuìjiào yǐqián bié wán shǒujī, duì yǎnjing bù hǎo.
    Don't play on your phone before bed; it's bad for your eyes.
  60. 我今天起晚了,上班遲到了。 Wǒ jīntiān qǐwǎn le, shàngbān chídào le.
    I got up late today and was late for work.
  61. 你會用筷子嗎?我教你吧。 Nǐ huì yòng kuàizi ma? Wǒ jiāo nǐ ba.
    Can you use chopsticks? Let me teach you.
  62. 住在這裡很安靜,也很舒服。 Zhù zài zhèli hěn ānjìng, yě hěn shūfu.
    Living here is very quiet and comfortable.
  63. 空調壞了,房間裡熱極了。 Kōngtiáo huài le, fángjiān li rè jíle.
    The air conditioner is broken, and the room is extremely hot.
  64. 髒衣服都放進洗衣機裡了。 Zāng yīfu dōu fàngjìn xǐyījī li le.
    The dirty clothes have all been put into the washing machine.
  65. 他一邊做飯,一邊聽音樂。 Tā yìbiān zuòfàn, yìbiān tīng yīnyuè.
    He listens to music while cooking.
  66. 新家離地鐵站很近,比以前方便多了。 Xīn jiā lí dìtiězhàn hěn jìn, bǐ yǐqián fāngbiàn duō le.
    The new home is close to the subway station, much more convenient than before.
  67. 每天晚飯後,我都要收拾廚房。 Měitiān wǎnfàn hòu, wǒ dōu yào shōushi chúfáng.
    Every day after dinner, I have to tidy up the kitchen.
  68. 你能幫我拿一下那個盤子嗎? Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ná yíxià nàge pánzi ma?
    Can you get that plate for me?
  69. 我家換了一個新冰箱,比舊的大多了。 Wǒ jiā huànle yí ge xīn bīngxiāng, bǐ jiù de dà duō le.
    My family got a new fridge; it's much bigger than the old one.
  70. 弟弟不喜歡做家務,總是讓我掃地。 Dìdi bù xǐhuan zuò jiāwù, zǒngshì ràng wǒ sǎodì.
    My little brother doesn't like doing chores and always makes me sweep the floor.

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