day 34tools and repairs
unit 5 · home and communitytools and repairs
Name tools and household fittings, describe repairs (unblock, rinse, sand, patch, seal), and say “do a quick X” with verb + 个X.
today’s words
- 锤 chuí · hammer; to hammer
- 斧子 fǔzi · axe
- 钉子 dīngzi · nail
- 螺丝 luósī · screw
- 杆 gǎn · shaft; (measure word for scales, guns)
- 竹竿 zhúgān · bamboo pole
- 绳子 shéngzi · rope, string
- 梯子 tīzi · ladder
- 筐 kuāng · basket
- 缸 gāng · vat, large jar, tank
- 筒 tǒng · tube, canister, pot
- 笼子 lóngzi · cage
- 容器 róngqì · container
- 器具 qìjù · utensils, implements
- 夹子 jiāzi · clip, clothes peg
- 钩 gōu · hook; to hook
- 框 kuàng · frame
- 把手 bǎshou · handle, knob
- 罩 zhào · cover, shade; to cover
- 秤 chèng · scales, steelyard
- 喇叭 lǎba · horn, loudspeaker
- 龙头 lóngtóu · leader, front-runner; tap
- 水龙头 shuǐlóngtóu · tap, faucet
- 马桶 mǎtǒng · toilet (bowl)
- 漆 qī · lacquer, paint; to paint
- 油漆 yóuqī · paint (oil-based)
- 打磨 dǎmó · to sand, polish; to hone
- 修补 xiūbǔ · to patch up, mend
- 糊 hú · to paste, glue on
- 疏通 shūtōng · to unblock, clear; to smooth things over
- 堵塞 dǔsè · to block, be blocked
- 放水 fàngshuǐ · to let water run, drain
- 冲洗 chōngxǐ · to rinse, flush, wash down
- 密封 mìfēng · to seal (airtight)
- 透气 tòuqì · to ventilate, let air in
- 要命 yàomìng · awfully; deadly, a pain
sentences
- 你先去洗个澡，我来修个水龙头。 · You go and have a shower; I’ll fix the tap.
- 周末咱们给窗框刷个漆吧。 · Let’s give the window frames a coat of paint this weekend.
- 厨房的水管堵塞了，得找人来疏通。 · The kitchen pipe is blocked: we need someone to clear it.
- 这个箱子重得要命，我一个人搬不动。 · This box weighs a ton: I can’t move it on my own.
- 打明天起，我每天都来帮你们修房子。 · From tomorrow on, I’ll come every day to help you fix the house.