day 51chores
unit 8 · home, family & communitychores
Talk about chores: tidying, cleaning, carrying, fixing, and say “it’s X all right, but …”.
today’s words
- 收拾 shōushi · to tidy up; to pack
- 整理 zhěnglǐ · to sort out, put in order
- 擦 cā · to wipe, rub, polish
- 乱 luàn · messy; at random
- 卫生 wèishēng · hygiene; clean
- 扔 rēng · to throw, throw away
- 垃圾 lājī · rubbish, trash
- 桶 tǒng · bucket, bin
- 干活儿 gànhuór · to work, do the work (spoken)
- 弄 nòng · to do, make, handle
- 挂 guà · to hang
- 抬 tái · to lift, carry (together)
- 提 tí · to carry (in the hand); to raise
- 推 tuī · to push
- 装 zhuāng · to pack, load; to install
- 修 xiū · to repair, fix
- 修理 xiūlǐ · to repair (formal)
- 脱 tuō · to take off (clothes, shoes)
sentences
- 房间太乱了，我们收拾一下吧。 · The room is a mess; let’s tidy it up.
- 你把垃圾扔到楼下的垃圾桶里。 · Take the rubbish down and put it in the bin downstairs.
- 沙发重是重，不过我们俩抬得动。 · The sofa is heavy all right, but the two of us can lift it.
- 这个房子好是好，就是有点儿小。 · The flat is nice enough; it’s just a bit small.
- 洗衣机坏了，得找人修理。 · The washing machine’s broken; we need someone to repair it.