Everyday Items: Vocabulary for common objects, rooms, and things at home

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Pinyin is the standard romanisation used to show Mandarin pronunciation using the Latin alphabet. You’ll often see tone marks on the vowels to show the four tones (plus the neutral tone), for example mā / má / mǎ / mà / ma. “Numbered pinyin” shows the same tones using a number after the syllable instead of tone marks, for example ma1 / ma2 / ma3 / ma4 / ma (sometimes written as ma5 for the neutral tone). Numbered pinyin is handy when you can’t easily type tone marks, while tone-mark pinyin is usually easier to read once you’re used to it.

包

• Pinyin: bāo
• Numbered pinyin: bao1
• English translation: bag, package, to wrap

本子

• Pinyin: běn zi
• Numbered pinyin: ben3 zi5
• English translation: notebook

床

• Pinyin: chuáng
• Numbered pinyin: chuang2
• English translation: bed

电

• Pinyin: diàn
• Numbered pinyin: dian4
• English translation: electricity

电话

• Pinyin: diàn huà
• Numbered pinyin: dian4 hua4
• English translation: telephone

电脑

• Pinyin: diàn nǎo
• Numbered pinyin: dian4 nao3
• English translation: computer

电视机

• Pinyin: diàn shì jī
• Numbered pinyin: dian4 shi4 ji1
• English translation: television set

东西

• Pinyin: dōng xi
• Numbered pinyin: dong1 xi5
• English translation: thing, object

房间

• Pinyin: fáng jiān
• Numbered pinyin: fang2 jian1
• English translation: room

房子

• Pinyin: fáng zi
• Numbered pinyin: fang2 zi5
• English translation: house

家

• Pinyin: jiā
• Numbered pinyin: jia1
• English translation: home, Friends & Family

家里

• Pinyin: jiā li
• Numbered pinyin: jia1 li5
• English translation: at home

课本

• Pinyin: kè běn
• Numbered pinyin: ke4 ben3
• English translation: textbook

课文

• Pinyin: kè wén
• Numbered pinyin: ke4 wen2
• English translation: text (of a lesson)

楼

• Pinyin: lóu
• Numbered pinyin: lou2
• English translation: building, floor

楼上

• Pinyin: lóu shàng
• Numbered pinyin: lou2 shang4
• English translation: upstairs

楼下

• Pinyin: lóu xià
• Numbered pinyin: lou2 xia4
• English translation: downstairs

毛

• Pinyin: máo
• Numbered pinyin: mao2
• English translation: 1/10 of a yuan

门

• Pinyin: mén
• Numbered pinyin: men2
• English translation: door, gate

门口

• Pinyin: mén kǒu
• Numbered pinyin: men2 kou3
• English translation: doorway, entrance

上网

• Pinyin: shàng wǎng
• Numbered pinyin: shang4 wang3
• English translation: to go online

手机

• Pinyin: shǒu jī
• Numbered pinyin: shou3 ji1
• English translation: mobile phone

书

• Pinyin: shū
• Numbered pinyin: shu1
• English translation: book

书包

• Pinyin: shū bāo
• Numbered pinyin: shu1 bao1
• English translation: school bag

书店

• Pinyin: shū diàn
• Numbered pinyin: shu1 dian4
• English translation: bookshop

网上

• Pinyin: wǎng shang
• Numbered pinyin: wang3 shang5
• English translation: online

网友

• Pinyin: wǎng yǒu
• Numbered pinyin: wang3 you3
• English translation: online friend

洗手间

• Pinyin: xǐ shǒu jiān
• Numbered pinyin: xi3 shou3 jian1
• English translation: toilet, washroom

页

• Pinyin: yè
• Numbered pinyin: ye4
• English translation: page

衣服

• Pinyin: yī fu
• Numbered pinyin: yi1 fu5
• English translation: clothes

在家

• Pinyin: zài jiā
• Numbered pinyin: zai4 jia1
• English translation: at home

桌子

• Pinyin: zhuō zi
• Numbered pinyin: zhuo1 zi5
• English translation: table

字

• Pinyin: zì
• Numbered pinyin: zi4
• English translation: character, word

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