day 33around the house
unit 5 · home and communityaround the house
Name every part of an old Chinese house, from the threshold to the chimney, and say “not even” with X都不/没X.
today’s words
- 别墅 biéshù · villa, detached house
- 平房 píngfáng · single-storey house
- 民居 mínjū · traditional local house
- 阁楼 gélóu · attic, loft
- 屋檐 wūyán · eaves
- 瓦 wǎ · roof tile
- 天花板 tiānhuābǎn · ceiling
- 地板 dìbǎn · floor, floorboards
- 地毯 dìtǎn · carpet, rug
- 门槛 ménkǎn · threshold; the bar to entry
- 栏杆 lángān · railing, banister
- 阶梯 jiētī · flight of steps; ladder (to success)
- 过道 guòdào · corridor, passage, aisle
- 围墙 wéiqiáng · enclosing wall
- 柱子 zhùzi · pillar, post
- 窗帘 chuānglián · curtain (window)
- 帘子 liánzi · curtain, screen (in a doorway)
- 抽屉 chōuti · drawer
- 架子 jiàzi · shelf, rack, frame; airs
- 凳子 dèngzi · stool
- 垫 diàn · to put under, pad; pad
- 垫子 diànzi · mat, cushion, pad
- 枕 zhěn · to rest your head on
- 毯子 tǎnzi · blanket
- 蚊帐 wénzhàng · mosquito net
- 摆设 bǎishe · ornaments, decorations
- 灯泡 dēngpào · light bulb
- 蜡 là · wax
- 蜡烛 làzhú · candle
- 炉子 lúzi · stove, furnace
- 灶 zào · kitchen range, cooking stove
- 烟囱 yāncōng · chimney
- 炊烟 chuīyān · smoke from cooking fires
- 烟火 yānhuǒ · fireworks; signs of everyday life
- 微波炉 wēibōlú · microwave oven
- 真是 zhēnshi · honestly!; really (is)
sentences
- 那块旧地毯，他看都没看就扔了。 · He threw out the old rug without even looking at it.
- 这个阁楼我上都没上去过。 · I’ve never even been up into this attic.
- 天花板太矮了，我站都站不直。 · The ceiling is so low I can’t even stand up straight.
- 她问都不问，就把窗帘换了。 · She changed the curtains without even asking.
- 抽屉里的东西太多，关都关不上。 · There’s so much in the drawer it won’t even shut.