Home and housework: HSK 6 居家生活：HSK 六级

拖地时要小心，地很滑。

Tuōdì shí yào xiǎoxīn, de hěn huá.

Be careful when mopping, because the floor is slippery.

爸爸吃完饭就去拖地了。

Bàba chī wán fàn jiù qù tuōdì le.

As soon as he finished eating, Dad went to mop the floor.

请把吸尘器递给我。

Qǐng bǎ xīchénqì dìgěi wǒ.

Please hand me the vacuum cleaner.

这台吸尘器的声音太大了。

Zhè tái xīchénqì de shēngyīn tài dàle.

This vacuum cleaner is too loud.

我借了你的枕头。

Wǒ jièle nǐ de zhěntou.

I borrowed your pillow.

我的枕头在等我。

Wǒ de zhěntou zài děng wǒ.

My pillow is waiting for me.

你放了多少洗衣液？

Nǐ fàngle duōshǎo xǐyīyè?

How much laundry detergent did you put in?

洗衣液用完了，记得买。

Xǐyīyè yòng wánle, jìde mǎi.

We've run out of laundry detergent, so remember to buy some.

你把衣服晾出来！

Nǐ bǎ yīfu liàng chūlái!

Hang your clothes out to dry!

衣服被晾出去了。

Yīfu bèi liàng chūqùle.

The clothes are drying outside.

这间屋子布置得很朴素。

Zhè jiān wūzi bùzhì de hěn pǔsù.

This room is decorated very simply.

这间茶馆的布置很典雅。

Zhè jiān cháguǎn de bùzhì hěn diǎnyǎ.

The decor of this teahouse is very elegant.

请问，这附近哪里有插座？

Qǐngwèn, zhè fùjìn nǎlǐ yǒu chāzuò?

Excuse me, where is there an outlet near here?

孩子还小，插座要用盖子盖住。

Háizi hái xiǎo, chāzuò yào yòng gàizi gài zhù.

The child is still small, so the sockets should be covered.

她按了开关。

Tā àn le kāiguān.

She pressed the switch.

墙上的开关在哪儿？

Qiáng shàng de kāiguān zài nǎr?

Where is the switch on the wall?

浴室在哪里？

Yùshì zài nǎlǐ?

Where are the showers?

浴室干净吗？

Yùshì gānjìng ma?

Is the bath clean?

你去储藏室拿把伞吧。

Nǐ qù chǔcángshì ná bǎ sǎn ba.

Go get an umbrella from the storage room.

旧箱子都放在储藏室里。

Jiù xiāngzi dōu fàng zài chǔcángshì lǐ.

The old boxes are all kept in the storage room.

她喜欢在周末看家居杂志。

Tā xǐhuan zài zhōumò kàn jiājū zázhì.

She likes reading home magazines on weekends.

这家店卖各种漂亮的家居用品。

Zhè jiā diàn mài gèzhǒng piàoliang de jiājū yòngpǐn.

This shop sells all kinds of nice home furnishings.

厨房的通风不太好。

Chúfáng de tōngfēng bútàihǎo.

The ventilation in the kitchen isn't very good.

这里的通风很差呢。

Zhèlǐ de tōngfēng hěn chà ne.

The ventilation here is really bad.

桌子被灰尘覆盖。

Zhuōzi bèi huīchén fùgài.

The table was covered with dust.

清理镜子上的灰尘。

Qīnglǐ jìngzi shàng de huīchén.

Clean the dirt off the mirror.

阳台上的拖把还没干呢。

Yángtái shàng de tuōbǎ hái méi gàn ne.

The mop on the balcony still isn't dry.

你用完拖把，记得洗一洗。

Nǐ yòng wán tuōbǎ, jìde xǐ yì xǐ.

When you're done with the mop, remember to rinse it.

把湿衣服挂在衣架上。

Bǎ shī yīfu guà zài yījià shàng.

Hang the wet clothes on a hanger.

衣架坏了，再买几个吧。

Yījià huàile, zài mǎi jǐ ge ba.

The hanger is broken, so let's buy a few more.

你会用这个热水器吗？

Nǐ huì yòng zhège rèshuǐqì ma?

Do you know how to use this water heater?

洗澡前先打开热水器。

Xǐzǎo qián xiān dǎkāi rèshuǐqì.

Turn on the water heater before you bathe.

冬天暖气热不热？

Dōngtiān nuǎnqì rè bú rè?

Does the heating work in the winter?

这栋楼里面有中央暖气系统吗？

Zhè dòng lóu lǐmiàn yǒu zhōngyāng nuǎnqì xìtǒng ma?

Is there central heating in this building?

用湿布清洁窗户。

Yòng shī bù qīngjié chuānghu.

Clean the window with a damp cloth.

光伏是一种清洁的能源。

Guāngfú shì yìzhǒng qīngjié de néngyuán.

Photovoltaics is a clean source of energy.

我清理了桌子。

Wǒ qīnglǐle zhuōzi.

I cleared the table.

我要清理厕所了。

Wǒ yào qīnglǐ cèsuǒ le.

I have to clean the bathroom.

请不要在墙壁上乱画。

Qǐng búyào zài qiángbì shàng luànhuà.

Please don't scribble on the walls.

房间的墙壁颜色太灰暗了。

Fángjiān de qiángbì yánsè tài huī'àn le.

The colour of the walls in the room is too dull and grey.

清扫你的房间。

Qīngsǎo nǐ de fángjiān.

Clean your room.

我父亲正在清扫车库。

Wǒ fùqīn zhèngzài qīngsǎo chēkù.

My father is sweeping the garage.

快递员按了两次门铃。

Kuàidìyuán àn le liǎngcì ménlíng.

The delivery man rang the doorbell twice.

门铃响了，谁在外面？

Ménlíng xiǎng le, shéi zài wàimiàn?

The doorbell rang. Who's outside?

水槽里堆满了没洗的碗。

Shuǐcáo lǐ duīmǎnle méi xǐ de wǎn.

The sink is piled high with unwashed bowls.

请别把剩饭倒进水槽里。

Qǐng bié bǎ shèngfàn dào jìn shuǐcáo lǐ.

Please don't pour leftovers into the sink.

我想买一个新的电饭锅。

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yí gè xīn de diànfànguō.

I want to buy a new rice cooker.

电饭锅里的饭已经好了。

Diànfànguō lǐ de fàn yǐjīng hǎole.

The rice in the rice cooker is already done.

小心，烤箱里面很烫！

Xiǎoxīn, kǎoxiāng lǐmiàn hěn tàng!

Careful, it's very hot inside the oven!

蛋糕已经放进烤箱了。

Dàngāo yǐjīng fàngjìn kǎoxiāng le.

The cake is already in the oven.

请别忘了打开洗碗机。

Qǐng bié wàngle dǎkāi xǐwǎnjī.

Please don't forget to turn on the dishwasher.

这台洗碗机洗得干净吗？

Zhè tái xǐwǎnjī xǐ de gānjìng ma?

Does this dishwasher get things clean?