day 19chores

chores

Talk about housework and the things in your home, and use time adverbs: 一时, 不时, 仍旧, 依旧, 一向.

today’s words

• 一时 yīshí · for a moment; at the moment
• 不时 bùshí · now and then, from time to time
• 仍旧 réngjiù · still, as before
• 依旧 yījiù · still, as before (written)
• 一向 yīxiàng · always, all along
• 清洁 qīngjié · clean; cleaning
• 清理 qīnglǐ · to clear out, tidy up
• 清扫 qīngsǎo · to sweep, clean up
• 清洗 qīngxǐ · to wash, rinse
• 灰尘 huīchén · dust
• 洗漱 xǐshù · to wash up (face and teeth)
• 浴室 yùshì · bathroom
• 晾 liàng · to hang out to dry
• 铺 pū · to spread, lay out; make (a bed)
• 枕头 zhěntou · pillow
• 暖气 nuǎnqì · central heating
• 热水器 rèshuǐqì · water heater
• 电饭锅 diànfànguō · rice cooker
• 插座 chāzuò · socket, power point
• 开关 kāiguān · switch
• 照明 zhàomíng · lighting
• 明亮 míngliàng · bright, well-lit
• 通风 tōngfēng · to ventilate, air (a room)
• 自来水 zìláishuǐ · tap water

sentences

• 他一向很爱干净，房间里一点灰尘也没有。 · He has always been very tidy: there isn’t a speck of dust in his room.
• 周末我们清理了冰箱，又清洗了窗户。 · At the weekend we cleared out the fridge and washed the windows.
• 洗好的衣服要晾在通风的地方。 · Hang washed clothes somewhere airy.
• 冬天北京有暖气，房间里很暖和。 · Beijing homes have heating in winter, so it’s warm indoors.
• 这个电饭锅用了十年，仍旧很好用。 · This rice cooker is ten years old and still works perfectly.