Before we look up the Chinese words for life at home, let me tell you a fun fact. First, birthdays must be celebrated before or on the actual birth date. Celebrating a belated birthday is considered taboo. Also, lots of Taiwanese do not celebrate their 9th, 19th, 29th, or 39th…birthdays. That’s because people believe 9 is the number that will cause illness and disaster. Once you pass this life checkpoint 9, you will be fine for the next 9 years until the next checkpoint 9 comes.
Chinese Words for Life at Home
| Simplify | China | Traditional | Taiwan | English | Korean | Japanese |
| 东西 | dōngxi | 東西 | dōngxī | objects, things | 물건 | 物 |
| 报 | bào | 報紙 | bàozhǐ | newspaper | 신문 | 新聞 |
| 杯子 | bēizi | 杯子 | bēizi | cup | 컵 | カップ |
| 碗 | wǎn | 碗 | wǎn | bowl | 그릇 | 茶碗 |
| 盘子 | pánzi | 盤子 | pánzi | plates | 접시 | お皿 |
| 书 | shū | 書 | shū | book | 책 | 本 |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | 電影 | diànyǐng | movies | 영화 | 映画 |
| 钱 | qián | 錢 | qián | money | 돈 | お金 |
| 票 | piào | 票 | piào | ticket | 표 | チケット |
| 眼镜 | yǎnjìng | 眼鏡 | yǎnjìng | glasses | 안경 | メガネ |
| 生日 | shēngrì | 生日 | shēngrì | birthday | 생일 | 誕生日 |
| 生活 | shēnghuó | 生活 | shēnghuó | life | 생활 | 生活 |
| 照片 | zhàopiàn | 照片 | zhàopiàn | photo | 사진 | 写真 |
| 纸 | zhǐ | 紙 | zhǐ | paper | 종이 | 紙 |
Examples
你在中國的生活怎麼樣？
你在中国的生活怎么样？
Nǐ zài Zhōngguó de shēng huó zěnmeyàng？
How is your life in China?
我沒錢買電影票
我没钱买电影票
Wǒ méiqián mǎi diànyǐng piào.
I don’t have money to buy movie tickets.
Furniture & Clothing
| Simplify | China | Traditional | Taiwan | English | Korean | Japanese |
| 家具 | jiāju | 傢俱 | jiājù | furniture | 가구 | 家具 |
| 沙发 | shāfā | 沙發 | shāfā | sofa | 소파 | ソファ |
| 门 | mén | 門 | mén | door | 문 | ドア |
| 窗(戶) | chuāng(hu) | 窗(戶) | chuāng(hù) | window | 창문 | 窓 |
| 床 | chuáng | 床 | chuáng | bed | 침대 | ベッド |
| 椅子 | yǐzi | 椅子 | yǐzi | chair | 의자 | 椅子 |
| 桌子 | zhuōzi | 桌子 | zhuōzi | table | 탁자 | テーブル |
| 衣服 | yīfu | 衣服 | yīfú | clothing | 옷 | 服 |
| 袜子 | wàzi | 襪子 | wàzi | socks | 양말 | 靴下 |
| 鞋子 | xiézi | 鞋子 | xiézi | shoes | 신발 | 靴 |
| 裤子 | kùzi | 褲子 | kùzi | pants | 바지 | ズボン |
| 裙子 | qúnzi | 裙子 | qúnzi | skirt | 치마 | スカート |
Examples
我想買幾件新衣服
我想买几件新衣服
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi jǐjiàn xīn yīfú.
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi jǐjiàn xīn yīfu.
I want to buy some new clothes.
你的床好大好軟啊
你的床好大好软啊
Nǐ de chuáng hǎodà hǎoruǎn a!
Your bed is so big and soft!
A1 Life at home
