Daily Routines in Chinese | 50 Action Verbs for Beginners

Learning any language requires self-practice, and Chinese is no exception. It doesn't matter if you have no chance to practice Chinese with others. Today let's learn 50 verb words and phrases of daily routines together. After learning these common words and phrases, you can tell yourself about your day, just like writing a diary, to achieve the purpose of practicing. At the end of this video, I'll tell you my day today as an example.

Action Verbs 1-10

1.
起床 [qǐ chuáng]
 
get up
měi
tiān
zǎo
shang
liù
diǎn
chuáng.
床。
I get up at six o'clock every morning.
2.
上厕所 [shàng cè suǒ]
 
go to toilet
chuáng
hòu
de
jiàn
shì
qing
jiù
shì
shàng
suǒ.
所。
The first thing I do after getting up is to go to the toilet.
3.
刷牙 [shuā yá]
 
brush teeth
men
yào
yǎng
chéng
tiān
tiān
shuā
de
hǎo
guàn.
惯。
We should form a good habit of tooth brushing every day.
4.
洗脸 [xǐ liǎn]
 
wash face
Tiān
lěng
le,
了,
kāi
shǐ
yòng
shuǐ
liǎn
le.
了。
It's getting cold, and I begin to wash my face with warm water.
5.
梳头 [shū tóu]
 
comb one's hair
wán
liǎn
hòu,
后,
jiù
kāi
shǐ
shū
tóu.
头。
After washing my face, I began to comb my hair.
6.
化妆 [huà zhuāng]
 
make up
Hěn
duō
hái
zi
dōu
huan
huà
zhuāng,
妆,
ràng
kàn
lái
gèng
piào
liang.
亮。
A lot of girls like to make up to make themselves look more beautiful.
7.
刮胡子 [guā hú zi]
 
shave
lǎo
gōng
měi
tiān
zǎo
shang
dōu
yòng
dāo
guā
zi.
子。
My husband shaves with a razor every morning.
8.
喝水 [hē shuǐ]
 
drink water
shuǐ
yǒu
duō
hǎo
chù.
处。
There are a lot of benefits of drinking water.
9.
买菜 [mǎi cài]
 
grocery shopping
ma
měi
tiān
zǎo
shang
dōu
huì
chāo
shì
mǎi
cài.
菜。
My mother goes to buy groceries in the supermarket every morning.
10.
做饭 [zuò fàn]
 
cook
Zuò
fàn
shì
jiàn
jiǎn
dān
de
shì
qing.
情。
Cooking is not a simple matter.

Action Verbs 11-20

11.
吃早饭 [chī zǎo fàn]
 
have breakfast
měi
tiān
zài
jiā
li
chī
zǎo
fàn.
饭。
I have breakfast at home every day.
12.
换衣服 [huàn yī fu]
 
get dressed
Chī
wán
zǎo
fàn,
饭,
jiù
kāi
shǐ
huàn
fu.
服。
After breakfast, I began to get dressed.
13.
出门 [chū mén]
 
go out
Chū
mén
de
shí
hou,
候,
wàng
le
dài
shǒu
jī.
机。
I forgot to take my cell phone when I left home.
14.
下楼 [xià lóu]
 
go downstairs
Jiā
li
tíng
diàn
le,
了,
xià
lóu
mǎi
zhú.
烛。
The power cut out and I have to go downstairs to buy candles.
15.
走路 [zǒu lù]
 
walk
Ér
zi
měi
tiān
zǒu
shàng
xué.
学。
My son walk to school every day.
16.
骑自行车 [qí zì xíng chē]
 
ride a bike
suì
de
shí
hou
xué
huì
le
xíng
chē.
车。
I was able to ride a bike when I was eight years old.
17.
坐公共汽车 [zuò gōng gòng qì chē]
 
take a bus
zuò
gōng
gòng
chē
péng
you
jiā
wánr.
玩。
I go to my friend's house by bus.
18.
坐地铁 [zuò dì tiě]
 
take the subway
zuò
tiě
shū
diàn.
店。
I go to the bookshop by taking the subway.
19.
开车 [kāi chē]
 
drive a car
Yīn
wèi
chē
huài
le,
了,
suǒ
jīn
tiān
méi
kāi
chē.
车。
I didn't drive my car because it's broken.
20.
上班 [shàng bān]
 
go to work
zài
Táng
rén
jiē
Hàn
gōng
shàng
bān.
班。
I work in Chinatown Chinese company.

Action Verbs 21-30

21.
上课 [shàng kè]
 
attend class
Shàng
de
shí
hou
yào
zhuān
xīn
tīng
jiǎng.
讲。
 You should listen carefully in class.
22.
下班 [xià bān]
 
get off work
tóng
shì
yuē
hǎo
xià
bān
hòu
chī
fàn.
饭。
I have an appointment with my colleagues to have dinner after work.
23.
下课 [xià kè]
 
finish class
Xià
le,
了,
xué
sheng
men
dōu
kāi
le
jiào
shì.
室。
The students left the classroom after class.
24.
工作 [gōng zuò]
 
work
men
cóng
shàng
jiǔ
diǎn
gōng
zuò
dào
xià
diǎn.
点。
We work from 9a.m. to 5p.m.
25.
学习 [xué xí]
 
learn
Hěn
duō
wài
guó
rén
kāi
shǐ
xué
Hàn
le.
了。
Many foreigners begin to learn Chinese.
26.
吃午饭 [chī wǔ fàn]
 
have lunch
zhōng
zài
gōng
jìn
de
fàn
guǎnr
馆儿
chī
fàn.
饭。
At noon, I have lunch in a restaurant near my company.
27.
休息 [xiū xi]
 
have a rest
xiū
xi
le
huìr
会儿
hòu
yòu
gōng
zuò.
作。
He resumed his work after a short rest.
28.
回家 [huí jiā]
 
go home
píng
shí
zài
xué
xiào
zhù,
住,
zhōu
liù
cái
huí
jiā.
家。
Ordinarily she sleeps at the school and goes home only on Saturdays.
29.
吃晚饭 [chī wǎn fàn]
 
have dinner
měi
tiān
dōu
jiā
rén
chī
wǎn
fàn.
饭。
I have dinner with my family every day.
30.
洗碗 [xǐ wǎn]
 
wash the dishes
huan
wǎn,
碗,
huan
zuò
fàn.
饭。
I prefer washing dishes to cooking.

Action Verbs 31-40

31.
擦桌子 [cā zhuō zi]
 
clean the table
Bié
wàng
le
chī
wán
fàn
hòu
yào
zhuō
zi.
子。
Don't forget to clean the table after the meal.
32.
扫地 [sǎo dì]
 
sweep the floor
Zài
jiā
li,
里,
měi
tiān
dōu
huì
sǎo
tuō
dì.
地。
I sweep and mop the floor in my house every day.
33.
倒垃圾 [dào lā jī]
 
throw away the rubbish
men
jiā
shì
shéi
dào
jī?
圾?
Who throws away the rubbish in your family?
34.
做运动 [zuò yùn dòng]
 
do sports
Zuò
yùn
dòng
bǎo
chí
shēn
jiàn
kāng.
康。
Doing sports can keep you healthy and fit.
35.
打篮球 [dǎ lán qiú]
 
play basketball
ge
měi
tiān
xià
bān
hòu
dōu
huì
lán
qiú.
球。
My elder brother goes to play basketball after work every day.
36.
踢足球 [tī zú qiú]
 
play football
di
měi
ge
zhōu
dōu
qiú.
球。
My younger brother goes to play football every weekend.
37.
跑步 [pǎo bù]
 
run
měi
tiān
jiān
chí
pǎo
bàn
ge
xiǎo
shí.
时。
I keep running for half an hour every day.
38.
唱歌 [chàng gē]
 
sing
Hái
zi
men
zài
jiào
shì
li
chàng
gē.
歌。
The children are singing in the classroom.
39.
跳舞 [tiào wǔ]
 
dance
biān
chàng
biān
tiào
wǔ.
舞。
She sang and danced.
40.
弹琴 [tán qín]
 
play the piano
měi
tiān
tán
qín
ge
xiǎo
shí.
时。
She plays the piano for an hour every day.

Action Verbs 41-50

41.
看书 [kàn shū]
 
read a book
Zhè
ge
nán
háir
孩儿
zuò
zài
shū
zhuō
qián
rèn
zhēn
de
kàn
shū.
书。
The boy is reading a book carefully at the desk.
42.
写字 [xiě zì]
 
write
ge
háir
孩儿
biān
xiě
biān
tīng
gē.
歌。
That girl is writing while listening to music.
43.
做作业 [zuò zuò yè]
 
do one's homework
Xué
sheng
men
fàng
xué
hòu
dōu
yào
zuò
zuò
yè.
业。
The students have to do their homework after school.
44.
打电话 [dǎ diàn huà]
 
make a phone call
diàn
huà
lái,
来,
shuō
néng
cān
jiā
huì
yì.
议。
He telephoned and said he couldn't attend the meeting.
45.
聊天 [liáo tiān]
 
chat
měi
tiān
wǎn
shang
dōu
nán
péng
you
diàn
huà
liáo
tiān.
天。
She chatted to her boyfriend on the phone every night.
46.
上网 [shàng wǎng]
 
surf the internet
Shàng
wǎng
chá
liào
shì
zhǒng
hěn
biàn
便
jié
de
xué
fāng
shì.
式。
It's a convenient way to learn by finding information on the Internet.
47.
看电视 [kàn diàn shì]
 
watch TV
Hěn
duō
rén
wǎn
fàn
hòu
dōu
huan
kàn
diàn
shì.
视。
Many people like watching TV after dinner.
48.
洗澡 [xǐ zǎo]
 
have a shower
ba
huan
yòng
lěng
shuǐ
zǎo.
澡。
My father likes taking cold shower.
49.
关灯 [guān dēng]
 
turn off
jiā
shí
yào
suí
shǒu
guān
dēng.
灯。
Turn your house lights off when you leave home.
50.
睡觉 [shuì jiào]
 
go to bed
Yǒu
diǎnr
wǎn
le,
了,
gāi
shàng
chuáng
shuì
jiào
le.
觉。
It's late, and you should go to bed now.