House Setting Vocab

家 (jiā)

home/family (household; general living unit)

房子 (fángzi)

house (residential building)

住宅 (zhùzhái)

residence (formal home)

公寓 (gōngyù)

apartment (multi-unit housing)

房间 (fángjiān)

room (general indoor space)

卧室 (wòshì)

bedroom (sleeping room)

客厅 (kètīng)

living room (shared family space)

厨房 (chúfáng)

kitchen (food preparation room)

浴室 (yùshì)

bathroom (washing room)

洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān)

restroom (polite term for bathroom)

书房 (shūfáng)

study (reading/work room)

阳台 (yángtái)

balcony (outdoor platform attached to home)

院子 (yuànzi)

yard/courtyard (outdoor home space)

门 (mén)

door (entrance/exit)

窗户 (chuānghù)

window (glass opening)

墙 (qiáng)

wall (structure boundary)

地板 (dìbǎn)

floor (walking surface)

天花板 (tiānhuābǎn)

ceiling (top interior surface)

楼梯 (lóutī)

stairs (steps between floors)

楼上 (lóushàng)

upstairs (upper floor)

楼下 (lóuxià)

downstairs (lower floor)

屋顶 (wūdǐng)

roof (top of house)

家具 (jiājù)

furniture (home items)

沙发 (shāfā)

sofa (seating furniture)

椅子 (yǐzi)

chair (seating furniture)

桌子 (zhuōzi)

table (surface furniture)

床 (chuáng)

bed (sleeping furniture)

衣柜 (yīguì)

wardrobe/closet (clothes storage)

柜子 (guìzi)

cabinet (storage furniture)

书架 (shūjià)

bookshelf (book storage)

灯 (dēng)

lamp/light (lighting device)

窗帘 (chuānglián)

curtains (window covering)

钥匙 (yàoshi)

key (access tool)

锁 (suǒ)

lock (security device)

门口 (ménkǒu)

entrance (door area)

门铃 (ménlíng)

doorbell (visitor alert)

空调 (kōngtiáo)

air conditioner (temperature control)

暖气 (nuǎnqì)

heating (warm air system)

电扇 (diànshàn)

fan (air circulation device)

冰箱 (bīngxiāng)

refrigerator (food storage)

洗衣机 (xǐyījī)

washing machine (laundry appliance)

烘干机 (hōnggānjī)

dryer (clothes drying machine)

微波炉 (wēibōlú)

microwave (quick heating appliance)

炉子 (lúzi)

stove (cooking appliance)

烤箱 (kǎoxiāng)

oven (baking appliance)

水槽 (shuǐcáo)

sink (washing basin)

淋浴 (línyù)

shower (washing method)

洗澡 (xǐzǎo)

to bathe (clean body)

刷牙 (shuāyá)

to brush teeth (oral hygiene)

洗脸 (xǐliǎn)

to wash face (clean face)

睡觉 (shuìjiào)

to sleep (rest)

起床 (qǐchuáng)

to get up (wake and leave bed)

休息 (xiūxi)

to rest (relax)

清洁 (qīngjié)

to clean (formal/cleanliness)

扫地 (sǎodì)

to sweep the floor (cleaning action)

拖地 (tuōdì)

to mop the floor (cleaning action)

洗碗 (xǐ wǎn)

to wash dishes (kitchen cleaning)

做饭 (zuòfàn)

to cook (prepare food)

吃饭 (chīfàn)

to eat (have a meal)

喝水 (hē shuǐ)

to drink water (hydration)

开门 (kāi mén)

to open door (entry action)

关门 (guān mén)

to close door (shut door)

打开 (dǎkāi)

to open (general object)

关闭 (guānbì)

to close (formal/turn off)

使用 (shǐyòng)

to use (formal)

放 (fàng)

to put/place (set down)

拿 (ná)

to take (pick up)

找 (zhǎo)

to look for (search)

找到 (zhǎodào)

to find (locate successfully)

丢 (diū)

to lose (misplace)

修理 (xiūlǐ)

to repair (fix)

坏 (huài)

to break (be damaged)

装饰 (zhuāngshì)

to decorate (make look nice)

搬家 (bānjiā)

to move house (relocation)

居住 (jūzhù)

to live (reside; formal)