day 8housework
unit 2 · home & neighbourshousework
Talk about housework and things around the home, and describe one quick action and what happens next.
today’s words
- 家务 jiāwù · housework
- 被子 bèizi · quilt, duvet
- 床单 chuángdān · (bed) sheet
- 柜子 guìzi · cupboard, cabinet
- 书架 shūjià · bookshelf
- 台灯 táidēng · desk lamp
- 拖鞋 tuōxié · slippers
- 玩具 wánjù · toy
- 盆 pén · basin, bowl; pot (for plants)
- 剪刀 jiǎndāo · scissors
- 扇子 shànzi · (hand) fan
- 洒 sǎ · to spill; to sprinkle
- 晒 shài · to dry in the sun; to sunbathe
- 浇 jiāo · to water (plants); to pour on
- 堆 duī · to pile up; a pile, a heap
- 翻 fān · to turn over; to search through
- 藏 cáng · to hide
- 摔 shuāi · to fall; to drop and break
- 碎 suì · to break into pieces; broken
- 扇 shān · to fan
- 关闭 guānbì · to close, shut down
- 工具 gōngjù · tool
- 一次性 yīcìxìng · disposable; one-off
- 整齐 zhěngqí · neat, tidy, in order
- 保存 bǎocún · to keep, preserve; to save (a file)
sentences
- 他把门一关，就开始做家务了。 · He shut the door and got straight down to the housework.
- 太阳很好，把被子和床单拿出去晒晒吧。 · It’s sunny. Let’s put the duvets and sheets out to air.
- 我把柜子一打开，里面的东西全掉了出来。 · The moment I opened the cupboard, everything fell out.
- 盘子掉在地上，摔碎了。 · The plate fell on the floor and smashed.
- 她把房间收拾得很整齐。 · She tidied her room beautifully.