Daily Routine and Lifestyle in Mandarin Chinese

A list of 30 common words and phrases related to daily routine and lifestyle in Mandarin Chinese.

32 words in this list

发短信 (fā duǎn xìn) → Send a text message

🗣️ 我会给你发短信告诉你时间。 (I will send you a text message to tell you the time.)

晒太阳 (shài tài yáng) → Sunbathe

🗣️ 今天天气很好，我们去海边晒太阳吧！ (The weather is nice today, let's go sunbathing at the beach!)

喝茶 (hē chá) → Drink tea

🗣️ 中国人喜欢喝茶。 (Chinese people like to drink tea.)

运动 (yùn dòng) → Exercise/Sports

🗣️ 每周至少做三次运动。 (Do exercise at least three times a week.)

听音乐 (tīng yīn yuè) → Listen to music

🗣️ 我喜欢在工作时听音乐。 (I like to listen to music while working.)

打电话 (dǎ diàn huà) → Make a phone call

🗣️ 我需要给客户打个电话。 (I need to make a phone call to the client.)

加班 (jiā bān) → Work overtime

🗣️ 这个月我需要加班。 (I need to work overtime this month.)

乘公交车 (chéng gōng jiāo chē) → Take thebus

🗣️ 我家附近没有地铁站，所以我经常乘公交车。 (There is no subway station near my house, so I often take the bus.)

早上好 (zǎo shàng hǎo) → Good morning

🗣️ 早上好！你吃过早饭了吗？ (Good morning! Have you had breakfast?)

看电视 (kàn diàn shì) → Watch TV

🗣️ 我晚上经常看电视。 (I often watch TV at night.)

做饭 (zuò fàn) → Cook (a meal)

🗣️ 今晚我来做饭，你们等一下就好了。 (I'll cook tonight, you guys just wait.)

坐地铁 (zuò dì tiě) → Take the subway

🗣️ 上班的时候，我通常会坐地铁。 (I usually take the subway to work.)

吃饭 (chī fàn) → Eat (a meal)

🗣️ 你想去哪里吃饭？ (Where do you want to eat?)

洗澡 (xǐ zǎo) → Take a shower/bath

🗣️ 我每天晚上都会洗澡。 (I take a shower every night.)

下班 (xià bān) → Get off work

🗣️ 今天下班后，我们去看电影吧！ (Let's go watch a movie after work today!)

游泳 (yóu yǒng) → Swim

🗣️ 夏天我经常去游泳。 (I often go swimming in the summer.)

上网 (shàng wǎng) → Go online/Surf the internet

🗣️ 我每天晚上都会上网看新闻。 (I go online to read news every night.)

晚安 (wǎn ān) → Good night

🗣️ 晚安，祝你做个好梦。 (Good night, sweet dreams.)

喝水 (hē shuǐ) → Drink water

🗣️ 多喝水对身体好。 (Drinking more water is good for your health.)

睡觉 (shuì jiào) → Sleep

🗣️ 我每天晚上都会睡8个小时。 (I sleep for 8 hours every night.)

看电影 (kàn diàn yǐng) → Watch a movie

🗣️ 我们周末去看电影吧！ (Let's go watch amovie this weekend!)

上班 (shàng bān) → Go to work

🗣️ 我每天早上七点上班。 (I go to work at 7 am every day.)

开车 (kāi chē) → Drive a car

🗣️ 我不太喜欢开车，我更喜欢骑自行车。 (I don't really like driving, I prefer riding a bicycle.)

打扫房间 (dǎ sǎo fáng jiān) → Clean the room

🗣️ 周末我要打扫房间。 (I will clean the room on the weekend.)

放松 (fàng sōng) → Relax

🗣️ 周末我们去放松一下吧！ (Let's relax on the weekend!)

刷牙 (shuā yá) → Brush teeth

🗣️ 你刷牙了吗？ (Have you brushed your teeth?)

喝咖啡 (hē kā fēi) → Drink coffee

🗣️ 我喜欢在早上喝一杯咖啡。 (I like to have a cup of coffee in the morning.)

吸烟 (xī yān) → Smoke (a cigarette)

🗣️ 抽烟对身体不好，你应该戒掉。 (Smoking is bad for your health, you should quit.)

散步 (sàn bù) → Take a walk/Stroll

🗣️ 晚饭后，我们一起去散步吧！ (Let's take a walk after dinner together!)

购物 (gòu wù) → Shopping

🗣️ 周末我喜欢去购物中心逛街。 (I like to go shopping at the mall on weekends.)

洗衣服 (xǐ yī fú) → Wash clothes

🗣️ 我需要洗衣服，你能帮我吗？ (I need to wash clothes, can you help me?)

睡懒觉 (shuì lǎn jiào) → Sleep in

🗣️ 周末我喜欢睡懒觉。 (I like to sleep in on weekends.)

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