Home & Furniture in Chinese 家居和家具

Describing where you live needs two sets of words: the spaces (living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom) and the things inside them (bed, sofa, fridge, key). This list walks through an apartment room by room, adds the building words upstairs and downstairs, and finishes with the verbs of housekeeping — renting, moving and cleaning.

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• 家jiā
  home; family
  他的家在哪儿?

  Where's his home?
• 房子fáng zi
  house; building
  你的房子如何？

  What is your house like?
• 房间fáng jiān
  room
  房间没有桌子.

  There are no tables in the room.
• 客厅kè tīng
  living room
  她把我引进了客厅。

  She showed me into the sitting room.
• 餐厅cān tīng
  dining room; restaurant
  餐厅什么时间开放呢？

  When does the dining room open?
• 卧室wò shì
  bedroom
  哪间卧室都干净。

  Every bedroom is clean.
• 厨房chú fáng
  kitchen
  这厨房太脏了！

  This kitchen’s a mess!
• 卫生间wèi shēng jiān
  bathroom; toilet
  我当时在卫生间。

  I was in the bathroom.
• 阳台yáng tái
  balcony
  我家阳台朝着花园。

  My balcony faces the garden.
• 洗衣房xǐ yī fáng
  laundry room
  因为我家没有洗衣机，我必须去洗衣房洗衣服。

  I don't have a washing machine at home, and so I have to go to the washing room in order to do the laundry.
• 花园huā yuán
  garden
  我在花园里玩。

  I'm playing in the garden.
• 菜园cài yuán
  vegetable garden
  奶奶在菜园里种黄瓜。

  Grandma grows cucumbers in her vegetable garden.
• 门mén
  door; gate
  关上见鬼的门！

  Close the damned door!
• 窗chuāng
  window
  我们可以坐在靠窗的位置吗？

  Can we sit by the window?
• 窗帘chuāng lián
  curtain
  他躲在窗帘后。

  He hid himself behind the curtain.
• 家具jiā jù
  furniture
  他移动了家具。

  He moved the furniture.
• 桌子zhuō zi
  table; desk
  房间没有桌子.

  There are no tables in the room.
• 椅子yǐ zi
  chair
  椅子是木质的。

  The chair is made of wood.
• 床chuáng
  bed
  病人躺在床上。

  The patient lies in bed.
• 躺椅tǎng yǐ
  recliner; deck chair
  爷爷坐在躺椅上看报纸。

  Grandpa sits in his recliner reading the newspaper.
• 沙发shā fā
  sofa; couch
  我坐在沙发上。

  I'm sitting on the sofa.
• 垃圾桶lā jī tǒng
  trash can; garbage bin
  请把垃圾扔进垃圾桶。

  Please throw the trash into the garbage bin.
• 书架shū jià
  bookshelf; bookcase
  书架上都是书。

  There are only books on the bookshelf.
• 灯dēng
  lamp; light
  你要我关灯吗？

  Do you want me to turn off the lights?
• 台灯tái dēng
  desk lamp; table lamp
  写作业时要把台灯打开。

  Turn on the desk lamp when doing homework.
• 吊灯diào dēng
  ceiling light; chandelier
  餐厅的吊灯很漂亮。

  The chandelier in the dining room is beautiful.
• 地毯dì tǎn
  carpet; rug
  狗在地毯上睡觉。

  The dog was sleeping on the mat.
• 花瓶huā píng
  vase
  花瓶被打碎了。

  The vase was shattered.
• 靠垫kào diàn
  cushion; backrest pad
  沙发上放着几个靠垫。

  There are a few cushions on the sofa.
• 抱枕bào zhěn
  throw pillow
  她喜欢收集各种抱枕。

  She likes collecting all kinds of throw pillows.
• 电视diàn shì
  television; TV
  我正在看电视。

  I'm watching TV now.
• 冰箱bīng xiāng
  refrigerator; fridge
  他们卖了冰箱。

  They sold a refrigerator.
• 洗衣机xǐ yī jī
  washing machine
  洗衣机有些不对劲。

  Something is wrong with the washing machine.
• 风扇fēng shàn
  (electric) fan
  夏天没有风扇睡不着觉。

  In summer I can't sleep without a fan.
• 空调kōng tiáo
  air conditioning; AC
  室外的空调很便宜。

  External air conditioners are quite cheap.
• 暖气片nuǎn qì piàn
  radiator
  北方的家里都装了暖气片。

  Homes in the north all have radiators installed.
• 吸尘器xī chén qì
  vacuum cleaner
  猫很讨厌吸尘器。

  A cat abhors a vacuum.
• 烘干机hōng gān jī
  (clothes) dryer; tumble dryer
  洗衣机和烘干机放在一起。

  The washing machine and dryer are placed together.
• 衣柜yī guì
  wardrobe; closet
  汤姆搜查了衣柜里面。

  Tom searched inside the closet.
• 茶几chá jī
  coffee table; tea table
  报纸放在茶几上。

  The newspaper is on the coffee table.
• 储物柜chǔ wù guì
  storage cabinet; locker
  健身房的储物柜要用锁。

  The gym's storage lockers need a lock.
• 酒柜jiǔ guì
  wine cabinet; liquor cabinet
  客厅里摆着一个酒柜。

  There is a wine cabinet in the living room.
• 加湿器jiā shī qì
  humidifier
  冬天房间里要开加湿器。

  In winter you need to run a humidifier indoors.
• 熨斗yùn dǒu
  (clothes) iron; flatiron
  妈妈用熨斗烫平了衬衫。

  Mom ironed the shirt flat with the iron.
• 挂钟guà zhōng
  wall clock
  爷爷把挂钟修好了。

  Grandpa fixed the wall clock.
• 镜子jìng zi
  mirror
  那平静的水面十分象一面镜子。

  The calm water surface is very much like a mirror.
• 枕头zhěn tou
  pillow
  我借了你的枕头。

  I borrowed your pillow.
• 被子bèi zi
  quilt; duvet
  她叠好了被子。

  She folded the quilt.
• 钥匙yào shi
  key
  他们用一把钥匙打开了锁。

  They opened the lock with a key.
• 楼lóu
  building (of several floors); floor
  女厕所在三楼。

  The ladies' room is on the third floor.
• 楼上lóu shàng
  upstairs
  我去楼上看看。

  I'm going to check upstairs.
• 楼下lóu xià
  downstairs
  楼下有人在等您。

  Someone is waiting for you downstairs.
• 电梯diàn tī
  elevator; lift
  这是您的钥匙，电梯就在拐角处。

  Here’s your key and the lift’s just round the corner.
• 租zū
  to rent; to hire
  我们租了公寓。

  We rented the flat.
• 搬家bān jiā
  to move house; to move home
  我下个月要搬家了。

  I am moving next month.
• 打扫dǎ sǎo
  to clean; to sweep
  今晚谁要打扫？

  Who's going to clean up tonight?