Chinese L7

洗衣服

xǐ yīfu — to do laundry / wash clothes

洗衣机

xǐyījī — washing machine

衣架

yījià — clothes hanger

晾

liàng — to air dry / hang out to dry

阳台

yángtái — balcony

排队

páiduì — to line up / queue

浪费

làngfèi — to waste

烘干机

hōnggānjī — dryer

普遍

pǔbiàn — common / widespread

内衣

nèiyī — underwear / inner clothing

内裤

nèikù — underpants

洗碗机

xǐwǎnjī — dishwasher

盘子

pánzi — plate / dish

杯子

bēizi — cup / glass

筷子

kuàizi — chopsticks

麻烦

máfan — troublesome / hassle

愿意

yuànyì — to be willing to

家用电器

jiāyòng diànqì — household appliances

日常生活

rìcháng shēnghuó — daily life

节省

jiéshěng — to save / economize

保护

bǎohù — to protect

环境

huánjìng — environment

好处

hǎochù — benefit / advantage

最+adj.+的+noun+(就)是…

zuì...de...jiùshì — the most adj. noun is... | 我最不习惯的就是早起

到现在+还没/不+VP

dào xiànzài hái méi/bù — haven't done sth. up to this moment | 到现在还不习惯

用+tool+VP

yòng — to use a tool to do sth. | 用洗衣机洗衣服

或者 vs 还是

huòzhě = or (statements) | háishi = or (questions) | 不知道A还是B

排(了)+time+的+队

páiduì — lined up for a duration | 排了一个小时的队

在+place+很/不+普遍

pǔbiàn — is (not) common in a place | 烘干机在中国并不普遍

把+obj.+晾/放+在+place

bǎ...liàng/fàng zài — hang/put a definite object somewhere

让sb.不好意思

bù hǎoyìsi — makes sb. feel embarrassed | 说中文让我不好意思

VP是一件很麻烦的事儿

shì yī jiàn hěn máfan de shìr — doing X is a very troublesome thing

不愿意+VP

bù yuànyì — to be unwilling to do sth.

宁可A，也不B

nìngkě A yě bù B — would rather A than B (to avoid B)

宁可A，也要B

nìngkě A yě yào B — would rather A in order to do B

在+abstract noun+上/方面

zài...shàng/fāngmiàn — in a certain aspect | 在生活方式上

当然+VP

dāngrán — of course / naturally | 当然比以前方便