Top 30 Chinese Phrases for Daily Activities - 常见的30个日常活动短语

In this video, we are talking about the Mid-Autumn Festival which is the most important traditional festival besides Spring Festival in China. In Chinese culture, the round can represent reunion. On Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is the roundest and brightest in a year, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called Reunion Festival.

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例句

phrase

1.
起床 [qǐ chuáng]
 
get up [HSK 2]
2.
吃饭 [chī fàn]
 
have a meal [HSK 1]
3.
看电视 [kàn diàn shì]
 
watch TV [HSK 1]
4.
看电影 [kàn diàn yǐng]
 
watch movie [HSK 1]
5.
看书 [kàn shū]
 
read book [HSK 1]
6.
听音乐 [tīng yīn yuè]
 
listen to music [HSK 3]
7.
打篮球 [dǎ lán qiú]
 
play basketball [HSK 2]
8.
打羽毛球 [dǎ yǔ máo qiú]
 
play badminton [HSK 4]
9.
打电话 [dǎ diàn huà]
 
make a phone call [HSK 1]
10.
踢足球 [tī zú qiú]
 
play football [HSK 2]
11.
跑步 [pǎo bù]
 
run [HSK 2]
12.
散步 [sàn bù]
 
go for a walk [HSK 4]
13.
唱歌 [chàng gē]
 
sing [HSK 2]
14.
跳舞 [tiào wǔ]
 
dance [HSK 2]
15.
画画 [huà huà]
 
to draw a picture [HSK 3]
16.
爬山 [pá shān]
 
hiking [HSK 3]
17.
游泳 [yóu yǒng]
 
swim [HSK 2]
18.
骑自行车 [qí zì xíng chē]
 
ride bike [HSK 3]
19.
逛街 [guàng jiē]
 
shopping [HSK 4]
20.
喝酒 [hē jiǔ]
 
drink [HSK 3]
21.
上网 [shàng wǎng]
 
surf the Internet [HSK 3]
22.
玩游戏 [wán yóu xì]
 
play game [HSK 3]
23.
聊天 [liáo tiān]
 
chat [HSK 3]
24.
健身 [jiàn shēn]
 
keep fit [HSK 5]
25.
做饭 [zuò fàn]
 
cook [HSK 1]
26.
学习 [xué xí]
 
learn, study [HSK 1]
27.
工作 [gōng zuò]
 
work [HSK 1]
28.
开车 [kāi chē]
 
drive [HSK 1]
29.
洗澡 [xǐ zǎo]
 
take a bath [HSK 3]
30.
睡觉 [shuì jiào]
 
sleep [HSK 1]

短文

Examples

1.
起床 [qǐ chuáng]
 
get up [HSK 2]
 
-
měi
tiān
diǎn
chuáng
.
I get up at 7 o'clock every day.
2.
吃饭 [chī fàn]
 
have a meal [HSK 1]
 
-
chī
zǎo
fàn
/
/
chī
zhōng
fàn
,
chī
fàn
/
/
chī
wǎn
fàn
have breakfast/have lunch/have dinner
 
-
men
chī
fàn
ba
.
Let's have meal together.
3.
看电视 [kàn diàn shì]
 
watch TV [HSK 1]
 
-
Měi
tiān
wǎn
shang
dōu
zài
jiā
kàn
diàn
shì
.
I watch TV at home every evening.
4.
看电影 [kàn diàn yǐng]
 
watch movie [HSK 1]
 
-
wèi
de
péng
you
kàn
diàn
yǐng
le
.
David and his girlfriend went to watch movies.
5.
看书 [kàn shū]
 
read book [HSK 1]
 
-
huan
kàn
shū
.
I like reading books.
6.
听音乐 [tīng yīn yuè]
 
listen to music [HSK 3]
 
-
cháng
cháng
ge
rén
zài
jiā
tīng
yīn
yuè
.
I often listen to music at home alone.
7.
打篮球 [dǎ lán qiú]
 
play basketball [HSK 2]
 
-
huì
lán
qiú
ma
?
Can you play basketball?
8.
打羽毛球 [dǎ yǔ máo qiú]
 
play badminton [HSK 4]
 
-
jīng
cháng
péng
you
men
máo
qiú
.
I often play badminton with my friends.
9.
打电话 [dǎ diàn huà]
 
make a phone call [HSK 1]
 
-
Míng
tiān
huì
gěi
diàn
huà
.
I'll call you tomorrow.
10.
踢足球 [tī zú qiú]
 
play football [HSK 2]
 
-
ge
zài
xué
xiào
qiú
ne
.
My brother is playing football at school.
11.
跑步 [pǎo bù]
 
run [HSK 2]
 
-
měi
tiān
zǎo
shang
dōu
gōng
yuán
pǎo
.
He runs in the park every morning.
12.
散步 [sàn bù]
 
go for a walk [HSK 4]
 
-
Zhōng
guó
rén
chī
wán
fàn
huan
sàn
.
Chinese people like to take a walk after eating.
13.
唱歌 [chàng gē]
 
sing [HSK 2]
 
-
li
chàng
hěn
hǎo
tīng
.
Lily sings very well.
14.
跳舞 [tiào wǔ]
 
dance [HSK 2]
 
-
huan
chàng
,
dàn
shì
huan
tiào
.
I like singing, but I don't like dancing.
15.
画画 [huà huà]
 
to draw a picture [HSK 3]
 
-
Xīng
tiān
huì
gōng
yuán
huà
huà
.
I will go to the park to draw a picture on Sunday.
16.
爬山 [pá shān]
 
hiking [HSK 3]
 
-
shān
duàn
liàn
shēn
.
Hiking can exercise the body.
17.
游泳 [yóu yǒng]
 
swim [HSK 2]
 
-
Tiān
tài
le
,
xiǎng
yóu
yǒng
.
It's so hot that I want to go swimming.
18.
骑自行车 [qí zì xíng chē]
 
ride bike [HSK 3]
 
-
měi
tiān
xíng
chē
xué
xiào
.
I ride my bike to school every day.
19.
逛街 [guàng jiē]
 
shopping [HSK 4]
 
-
Míng
tiān
yào
ma
guàng
jiē
.
I'll go shopping with my mother tomorrow.
20.
喝酒 [hē jiǔ]
 
drink [HSK 3]
 
-
Xiǎo
hái
zi
néng
jiǔ
.
Children can not drink.
21.
上网 [shàng wǎng]
 
surf the Internet [HSK 3]
 
-
ba
měi
tiān
shàng
wǎng
kàn
xīn
wén
.
Dad reads the news online every day.
22.
玩游戏 [wán yóu xì]
 
play game [HSK 3]
 
-
ge
tiān
tian
zài
jiā
wán
yóu
.
My brother plays games at home every day.
23.
聊天 [liáo tiān]
 
chat [HSK 3]
 
-
hěn
huan
péng
you
liáo
tiān
.
I like chatting with friends very much.
24.
健身 [jiàn shēn]
 
keep fit [HSK 5]
 
-
měi
ge
xīng
jiàn
shēn
fáng
jiàn
shēn
.
I go to the gym every Friday to keep fit.
25.
做饭 [zuò fàn]
 
cook [HSK 1]
 
-
yào
huí
jiā
zuò
fàn
le
.
I'm going home to cook.
26.
学习 [xué xí]
 
learn, study [HSK 1]
 
-
zài
Hàn
xué
xiào
xué
Hàn
.
I study Chinese in a Chinese language school.
27.
工作 [gōng zuò]
 
work [HSK 1]
 
-
xiǎng
xué
xiào
gōng
zuò
.
I want to work in school.
28.
开车 [kāi chē]
 
drive [HSK 1]
 
-
Kāi
chē
de
shí
hou
néng
diàn
huà
.
You can't talk on the phone while driving.
29.
洗澡 [xǐ zǎo]
 
take a bath [HSK 3]
 
-
Yùn
dòng
zhī
hòu
yào
zǎo
.
Take a bath after exercise.
30.
睡觉 [shuì jiào]
 
sleep [HSK 1]
 
-
bān
wǎn
shang
shí
diǎn
shuì
jiào
.
I usually go to bed at 10 p.m