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Chinese vocabulary: Chores & cleaning — 22 words

22 words · Story levels: A1–B1
Including: 干净 · 卫生 · 灰 · 灰尘 · 垃圾桶

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干净

gānjìng

clean

gānjìng

clean

Also means: unblemished

我快到了!真的对不起!戏服已经洗好了,很干净!

I'm almost there! I'm really sorry! The costume has been washed and is very clean!

京剧新秀的直播翻车 · A1

wèishēng

cleanliness

中秋节前三天,我在家里的储藏室打扫卫生。

Three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, I was cleaning the storage room at home.

父亲藏起来的月饼模具 · B1

huī

dust

陈亮接完早上的单,绕路去了建国路。打印店的卷帘门锁着,门口积了一层灰。

Chen Liang took the morning order and detoured to Jianguo Road. The print shop's roller shutter door was locked, with a layer of dust piled up at the entrance.

二手手机号里的陌生人 · A2

huīchén

dust

她在邮局的旧档案柜里翻找了两天,终于在一堆落满灰尘的信封中,找到了几封写给银奶奶、却从未寄出的信。

She searched through the old filing cabinets in the post office for two days, and finally, in a pile of dust-covered envelopes, found several letters written to Grandma Yin that had never been sent.

苗寨对歌台上没唱完的那首歌 · B1

lājītǒng

trash can

他很害怕,把碎片藏在了垃圾桶里,没有告诉任何人。

He was very scared, hid the fragments in the trash can, without telling anyone.

灶王爷上天前吃的那块糖 · A2

shuǐtǒng

bucket

新年前夜,卓玛半夜起床,拿着水桶去井边。

On New Year's Eve, Zhuoma got up in the middle of the night, holding a water bucket went to the well.

藏历新年抢头水的那口井 · A1

cā

to wipe or rub

Also means: rub briefly

他换了一个小零件,又擦干净了每一个部分。

He replaced a small part, and wiped every part clean.

胡同里最后一位修钟人 · A2

rēngdiào

throw away

原来食堂以前常有人吃不完,最后只好把饭菜扔掉。

It turned out that people often couldn't finish their food at the cafeteria, and in the end had to throw it away.

社区食堂只卖半份饭的星期三 · A2

rēng

throw away

我这里还留着他一些没扔的东西,你要不要来看看?

I still have some of his things that haven't been thrown away, Do you want to come take a look?

已故邻居的包裹 · A2

dǎshuǐ

fetch water

卓玛想了想,说:“我们一起打水吧,好运可以分享。”

Zhuoma thought for a moment, said: “We fetch water together, good luck can be shared.”

藏历新年抢头水的那口井 · A1

zhěng qí

neatly arranged

Also means: in unison

一些照片,还有一条旧围巾,看起来很久没洗过,但是叠得很整齐。

Some photos, as well as an old scarf, it looks like it hasn't been washed for a long time, but it's folded very neatly.

已故邻居的包裹 · A2

dié

fold

一些照片,还有一条旧围巾,看起来很久没洗过,但是叠得很整齐。

Some photos, as well as an old scarf, it looks like it hasn't been washed for a long time, but it's folded very neatly.

已故邻居的包裹 · A2

cāshì

wipe

林晓找到银奶奶家时,老人正坐在门口,擦拭一件银饰。

When Lin Xiao found Grandma Yin's house, the old lady was sitting at the door, wiping a piece of silver jewelry.

苗寨对歌台上没唱完的那首歌 · B1

xǐwǎn

wash dishes

报到!我已经在后厨洗碗啦 hhh老板说我手脚麻利

Reporting in! I'm already in the kitchen washing dishes haha The boss said I'm quick and efficient

美食密探的卧底任务 · A2

féng shàng

stitch closed

陈墨看着屏幕上这几行字,笑了一下,又觉得心里有点说不出的堵。信任被撕开一道口子,缝上了,但那道疤,大概谁都不会忘。

Chen Mo looked at these lines of text on the screen, smiled a little, but then felt an unspeakable tightness in his heart. Trust had been torn open, then sewn back up, but that scar, probably no one would ever forget.

音乐节前的乐队解散通知 · B1

shōu

put away

Also means: collect · take on as a disciple · retrieve

这个箱子,我要好好收起来。

This box, I will put it away properly.

南洋批信里的秘密 · A2

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