Chinese Vocabulary and Phrases for Daily Life

同屋 / 室友

tóng wu/shìyǒu - roommate

大一/高一/初一

dà yi/gāo yī/chū yī - college freshman/hs freshman/middle school freshman

家具 / 家私

jiā jù/ jiā sī - furniture

被子/毯子/枕头

bèizi/tǎnzi/zhěntou - Quilt/Blanket/Pillow

柜子

guì zi - cabinet

衣柜/书柜/鞋柜

yī guì/shū guì/xié guì - wardrobe/bookcase/shoe cabinet

空/空的

kōng/kōng de - empty/vacant

空气

kōng qì - air

挂着

guà zhe - hang

窗户

chuāng hù - window

书架/书柜

shū jià/shū guì - bookshelf/bookcase

摆着 / 放着 / 挂着

bǎi zhe/ fàng zhe/ guà zhe - put/place/hang

空调 / 洗衣机 / 风干机 / 烘干机

kòng tiáo/ xǐ yī jī/ fēng gān jī/ hōng gān jī -air conditioner/washing machine/ air dryer/ dryer

这栋楼

zhè dòng lóu - this building

旧

jiu - old (of things)

层/这层楼 / 三层楼

Céng/zhè céng lóu/ sān céng lóu - layer/this floor/third floor

台/一台电脑

Tái/yī tái diànnǎo - tower/a computer

恐怕

Kǒng pà - afraid

日用品 / 文具

rì yòng pǐn/ wén jù - daily necessities / stationery

差不多

chà bù duō

adverb: nearly

adjective: similar

马路/大马路

mǎ lù/dà mǎ lù - road/main road

一般

yi pai - generally

你说对了

nǐ shuō duì le - you are right

不怎么样

bù zě me yàng - not very good

着急

zhāo jí - anxious 

那也不见得

Nà yě bùjiàn dé - not necessarily

地道

dì dào:

adjective - pure

noun - tunnel

那么

nà me:

as a conjunction word - so

adverb - like that/ in that way

过几天

guò jǐ tiān - in a few days

靠

kao - to lean on/aganist