HSK 4 Vocabulary: 56 Words About a New Home
HSK 4 Vocabulary · part 4 · 56 words 20:25 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English
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租 zū: to rent. After finding the job, I rented a flat near the company.
找到工作以后，我在公司附近租了一个房子。 Zhǎodào gōngzuò yǐhòu, wǒ zài gōngsī fùjìn zū le yí ge fángzi.
家具 jiājù: furniture. The flat already had some furniture.
房子里已经有一些家具了。 Fángzi li yǐjīng yǒu yìxiē jiājù le.
沙发 shāfā: sofa. In the room there was a big sofa.
房间里有一个很大的沙发。 Fángjiān li yǒu yí ge hěn dà de shāfā.
墙 qiáng: wall. But there was nothing on the walls.
但是墙上什么都没有。 Dànshì qiáng shang shénme dōu méiyǒu.
挂 guà: to hang. I hung a map of China on the wall.
我在墙上挂了一张中国地图。 Wǒ zài qiáng shang guà le yì zhāng Zhōngguó dìtú.
镜子 jìngzi: mirror. By the door I also hung a mirror.
门旁边我还挂了一个镜子。 Mén pángbiān wǒ hái guà le yí ge jìngzi.
洗衣机 xǐyījī: washing machine. In the bathroom there was an old washing machine.
洗手间里有一个旧洗衣机。 Xǐshǒujiān li yǒu yí ge jiù xǐyījī.
台 tái: for machines. A friend also gave me a computer.
朋友还送了我一台电脑。 Péngyou hái sòng le wǒ yì tái diànnǎo.
乱 luàn: messy. When I had just moved in, the room was very messy.
刚搬进来的时候，房间很乱。 Gāng bān jìnlai de shíhou, fángjiān hěn luàn.
脏 zāng: dirty. The floor was dirty too.
地上也很脏。 Dì shang yě hěn zāng.
擦 cā: to wipe. First I wiped the table and chairs clean.
我先把桌子和椅子擦干净了。 Wǒ xiān bǎ zhuōzi hé yǐzi cā gānjìng le.
整理 zhěnglǐ: to tidy, to sort out. Then I sorted out my clothes and books.
然后我整理了我的衣服和书。 Ránhòu wǒ zhěnglǐ le wǒ de yīfu hé shū.
整齐 zhěngqí: neat, tidy. Now the books on the table are neat.
现在桌子上的书很整齐。 Xiànzài zhuōzi shang de shū hěn zhěngqí.
垃圾桶 lājītǒng: rubbish bin. I bought a new rubbish bin.
我买了一个新的垃圾桶。 Wǒ mǎi le yí ge xīn de lājītǒng.
扔 rēng: to throw away. I threw all the old newspapers into the bin.
我把旧报纸都扔进了垃圾桶。 Wǒ bǎ jiù bàozhǐ dōu rēng jìn le lājītǒng.
塑料袋 sùliàodài: plastic bag. There were lots of plastic bags in the kitchen; I threw them out too.
厨房里有很多塑料袋，我也扔了。 Chúfáng li yǒu hěn duō sùliàodài, wǒ yě rēng le.
盒子 hézi: box. I put all the small things into a box.
我把小东西都放进了盒子里。 Wǒ bǎ xiǎo dōngxi dōu fàng jìn le hézi li.
瓶子 píngzi: bottle. I put the empty bottles outside the door.
喝完的瓶子我放在了门外边。 Hē wán de píngzi wǒ fàng zài le mén wàibian.
师傅 shīfu: master worker (polite address). One day the washing machine broke, so I called a repairman.
有一天洗衣机坏了，我请了一位师傅。 Yǒu yì tiān xǐyījī huài le, wǒ qǐng le yí wèi shīfu.
修 xiū: to repair. The repairman said he could fix it in half an hour.
师傅说半个小时就能修好。 Shīfu shuō bàn ge xiǎoshí jiù néng xiū hǎo.
破 pò: broken, torn. He also saw that a bowl in the kitchen was broken.
他还看到厨房里的一个碗破了。 Tā hái kàndào chúfáng li de yí ge wǎn pò le.
断 duàn: to break (in two). One chair's leg had snapped, too.
一把椅子的腿也断了。 Yì bǎ yǐzi de tuǐ yě duàn le.
工具 gōngjù: tool. The repairman took his tools out of his bag.
师傅从包里拿出了他的工具。 Shīfu cóng bāo li ná chū le tā de gōngjù.
刀 dāo: knife. First he opened the washing machine with a small knife.
他先用一把小刀打开了洗衣机。 Tā xiān yòng yì bǎ xiǎo dāo dǎkāi le xǐyījī.
弄 nòng: to do, to fix, to handle. Then he fixed the chair as well.
然后他把椅子也弄好了。 Ránhòu tā bǎ yǐzi yě nòng hǎo le.
敲 qiāo: to knock, to tap. He tapped the chair and said: "It's fine now."
他敲了敲椅子，说：“没问题了。” Tā qiāo le qiāo yǐzi, shuō: "Méi wèntí le."
响 xiǎng: to ring, to make a sound. Just then, my phone rang.
这时候，我的手机响了。 Zhè shíhou, wǒ de shǒujī xiǎng le.
寄 jì: to post, to mail. It was Mum; she had posted me some things.
是妈妈，她给我寄了一些东西。 Shì māma, tā gěi wǒ jì le yìxiē dōngxi.
收 shōu: to receive. She asked whether I had received them.
她问我收到了没有。 Tā wèn wǒ shōu dào le méiyǒu.
取 qǔ: to collect, to fetch. I said I'd go and collect them after work.
我说下班以后我就去取。 Wǒ shuō xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ jiù qù qǔ.
交 jiāo: to hand over, to pay. When collecting them, I handed my passport to the staff.
取东西的时候，我把护照交给了工作人员。 Qǔ dōngxi de shíhou, wǒ bǎ hùzhào jiāo gěi le gōngzuò rényuán.
留 liú: to keep, to leave. There was too much, so I kept half for myself.
东西太多了，我自己留了一半。 Dōngxi tài duō le, wǒ zìjǐ liú le yíbàn.
趟 tàng: for trips. For all these things, I made two trips.
为了这些东西，我跑了两趟。 Wèile zhèxiē dōngxi, wǒ pǎo le liǎng tàng.
掉 diào: to fall, to drop. On the way home, an apple fell on the ground.
回家的路上，一个苹果掉在了地上。 Huí jiā de lù shang, yí ge píngguǒ diào zài le dì shang.
丢 diū: to lose. Then I thought I had lost my passport!
这时我以为我的护照丢了！ Zhè shí wǒ yǐwéi wǒ de hùzhào diū le!
撞 zhuàng: to bump into, to hit. I looked for it as I walked, and bumped into someone.
我一边走一边找，撞到了一个人。 Wǒ yìbiān zǒu yìbiān zhǎo, zhuàng dào le yí ge rén.
推 tuī: to push. At home, I pushed the door, but it didn't open.
到了家，我推了推门，门没开。 Dào le jiā, wǒ tuī le tuī mén, mén méi kāi.
拉 lā: to pull. Then I pulled it, and only then did it open.
我又拉了一下，门才开了。 Wǒ yòu lā le yíxià, mén cái kāi le.
抬 tái: to lift, to carry (together). The box was too heavy, so my neighbour and I carried it in together.
箱子太重了，我和邻居一起把它抬了进去。 Xiāngzi tài zhòng le, wǒ hé línjū yìqǐ bǎ tā tái le jìnqu.
醒 xǐng: to wake up. The next morning, I woke up at six.
第二天早上，我六点就醒了。 Dì-èr tiān zǎoshang, wǒ liù diǎn jiù xǐng le.
困 kùn: sleepy. But I was still very sleepy.
但是我还是很困。 Dànshì wǒ háishi hěn kùn.
懒 lǎn: lazy. I felt a bit lazy and didn't want to get up.
我有点儿懒，不想起床。 Wǒ yǒudiǎnr lǎn, bù xiǎng qǐchuáng.
亮 liàng: bright, light. Outside it was already light.
外面天已经亮了。 Wàimian tiān yǐjīng liàng le.
暗 àn: dark, dim. But the room was still a bit dark, so I turned on the light.
但是房间里还有点儿暗，我打开了灯。 Dànshì fángjiān li hái yǒudiǎnr àn, wǒ dǎkāi le dēng.
脱 tuō: to take off (clothes). I took off my pyjamas.
我脱了睡觉穿的衣服。 Wǒ tuō le shuìjiào chuān de yīfu.
袜子 wàzi: socks. I looked for ages before I found a pair of socks.
我找了半天，才找到一双袜子。 Wǒ zhǎo le bàntiān, cái zhǎodào yì shuāng wàzi.
戴 dài: to wear (glasses, a hat). I put on my glasses and hat.
我戴上了眼镜和帽子。 Wǒ dài shang le yǎnjìng hé màozi.
打扮 dǎban: to dress up, to make oneself look nice. I had a client to meet today, so I dressed up nicely.
今天要见顾客，所以我好好打扮了一下。 Jīntiān yào jiàn gùkè, suǒyǐ wǒ hǎohǎo dǎban le yíxià.
理发 lǐfà: to have a haircut. After work, I also have to get a haircut.
下班以后，我还要去理发。 Xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ hái yào qù lǐfà.
聊天 liáotiān: to chat. In the evening, I chatted with my neighbour at the door.
晚上，我和邻居在门口聊天。 Wǎnshang, wǒ hé línjū zài ménkǒu liáotiān.
散步 sànbù: to go for a walk. Then we went for a walk in the park together.
然后我们一起去公园散步。 Ránhòu wǒmen yìqǐ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
陪 péi: to keep someone company. Her little dog kept us company too.
她的小狗也陪着我们。 Tā de xiǎo gǒu yě péi zhe wǒmen.
抱 bào: to hold in your arms, to hug. On the way back the dog was tired, so I carried it in my arms.
回来的时候小狗累了，我就抱着它。 Huílai de shíhou xiǎo gǒu lèi le, wǒ jiù bào zhe tā.
日记 rìjì: diary. Back home, I wrote about the day in my diary.
回到家，我在日记里写了今天的事。 Huí dào jiā, wǒ zài rìjì li xiě le jīntiān de shì.
轻松 qīngsōng: relaxed, easy. Living in my new home, I feel relaxed.
住在新家里，我觉得很轻松。 Zhù zài xīn jiā li, wǒ juéde hěn qīngsōng.
梦 mèng: dream. That night I had a lovely dream.
那天晚上，我做了一个很好的梦。 Nà tiān wǎnshang, wǒ zuò le yí ge hěn hǎo de mèng.