In this post I will cover use vocabulary and phrases for the bedroom and sleeping.
If you need a refresher on time, check out my post on how to tell the time in Chinese.
Chinese Vocabulary: Bedroom Furniture
| English |
Chinese |
Pinyin Pronunciation |
| bedhead |
床头
|
chuáng tóu |
| bedroom |
卧室
|
wòshì |
| blanket |
毯子
|
tǎnzi |
| comforter |
棉被
|
mián bèi |
| curtains |
窗帘
|
chuānglián |
| duvet |
羽绒被
|
yǔróng bèi |
| hard matress |
硬床垫
|
yìng chuáng diàn |
| matress |
床垫
|
chuáng diàn |
| pillow |
枕头
|
zhěntou |
| pillow Case |
枕袋 / 枕套
|
zhěn dài/ zhěntào |
| quilt |
被子
|
bèizi |
| sheet (for bed) |
被单
|
bèi dān |
| soft matress |
软床垫
|
ruǎn chuáng diàn |
Chinese Bedroom Furniture Phrases
| English |
Chinese |
Pinyin Pronunciation |
| It’s in the drawers |
它在再抽屉里
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wǒ de yǎnjìng zài tā de shūzhuāng tái shàng |
| It’s locked in the last drawer of my dresser |
它锁在我梳妆台最下面的抽屉里
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zhào jìngzi。 |
| It’s too dark here. Let me turn on the light for you. |
这里太暗了，我帮你打开阅读灯吧。
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zhèlǐ tài ànle, wǒ bāng nǐ dǎkāi yuèdú dēng ba. |
| Look in the mirror |
照镜子
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wǒ juédé hǎoxiàng gāng cóng èmèng zhōng xǐng lái |
| My glasses are on her dressing table |
我的眼镜在她的梳妆台上
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tā zuòle yīgè hěn kǒngbù de èmèng |
| The dresser is next to the bed |
梳妆台在床旁边
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wǒ zuòle yīgè mèng |
Chinese Vocabulary: Bed and Bedding
| English |
Chinese |
Pinyin Pronunciation |
| bedhead |
床头
|
chuáng tóu |
| bedroom |
卧室
|
wòshì |
| blanket |
毯子
|
tǎnzi |
| comforter |
棉被
|
mián bèi |
| curtains |
窗帘
|
chuānglián |
| duvet |
羽绒被
|
yǔróng bèi |
| hard matress |
硬床垫
|
yìng chuáng diàn |
| matress |
床垫
|
chuáng diàn |
| pillow |
枕头
|
zhěntou |
| pillow Case |
枕袋 / 枕套
|
zhěn dài/ zhěntào |
| quilt |
被子
|
bèizi |
| sheet (for bed) |
被单
|
bèi dān |
| soft matress |
软床垫
|
ruǎn chuáng diàn |
Chinese Bed and Bedding Phrases
| English |
Chinese |
Pinyin Pronunciation |
| I change the sheets on the bed every week |
每个星期我都换床单
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Wǒ māmā zài fèng yīgè bèizi |
| I put my pillow into the pillowcase. |
我把我的枕头放进枕套中
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wǒ bǎ wǒ de zhěntou fàng jìn zhěntào zhōng |
| My mother is sewing a quilt |
我妈妈在缝一个被子
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měi gè xīngqí wǒ dū huàn chuángdān |
Chinese Vocabulary: Sleeping
| English |
Chinese |
Pinyin Pronunciation |
| asleep |
睡着
|
shuìzhe |
| dream |
梦
|
mèng |
| nightmare |
噩梦
|
èmèng |
| snoring |
打呼噜
|
dǎ hūlū |
| to get up |
起床
|
qǐchuáng |
| to go to sleep |
睡觉
|
shuìjiào |
Chinese Sleeping Phrases
| English |
Chinese |
Pinyin Pronunciation |
| I feel as if I had waken from a nightmare |
我觉得好像刚从噩梦中醒来
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gāi qǐchuángle |
| I had a dream |
我做了一个梦
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tā shì shuìzhele |
| Lights out in 5 minutes! |
5分钟内就要关灯了!
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māmā ràng tā qù shuìjiàole |
| Mum asked her to go to bed |
妈妈让她去睡觉了
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ránhòu chuān shàng shuìyī |
| She had a terrible nightmare |
她做了一个很恐怖的噩梦
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5 fēnzhōng nèi jiù yào guān dēngle! |
| She is asleep |
她是睡着了
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Wǒ dì gěi tā yīshuāng tuōxié chuān |
| You should get up |
该起床了
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Tā zài zài chōutì lǐ |
| You were snoring last night |
你昨天晚上打呼噜了
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nǐ zuótiān wǎnshàng dǎ hūlūle |
Chinese Vocabulary: Bed Clothes
| English |
Chinese |
Pinyin Pronunciation |
| nightgown / bathrobe |
睡袍
|
shuì páo |
| pajamas |
睡衣
|
shuìyī |
| slippers |
拖鞋
|
tuōxié |
Chinese Phrases: Bed Clothes
| English |
Chinese |
Pinyin Pronunciation |
| Go brush your teeth and put on your pajaamas |
然后穿上睡衣
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shūzhuāng tái zài chuáng pángbiān |
| I handed him a pair of slippers to put on. |
我递给他一双拖鞋穿
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tā suǒ zài wǒ shūzhuāng tái zuì xiàmiàn de chōutì lǐ |
