Āyí 阿姨 auntie bào 抱 to hold, to embrace chá 茶 tea chī fàn 吃饭 to eat chúfáng 厨房 kitchen dài 带 to bring, to take with one dài 带 to lead, to take dǎkai 打开 to open fángjiān 房间 room fàntīng 饭厅 dining room fùnü 妇女 women gǎo 搞 to do, to engage in gǎo wèishēng 搞卫生 to do cleaning gōngyù 公寓 apartment building; apartment gōngyùlóu 公寓楼 apartment building hǎoxiàng 好像 to seem (to be), to appear that hē 喝 to drink -jiān -间 (counter for rooms) jiào 叫 to tell/ask (someone to do something) -juǎn 卷 reel (of recording tape); to curl, to roll up kètīng 客厅 living room kǒudài 口袋 pocket liǎn 脸 face (of a person) lùyīndài 录音带 recording tape lùyīnjī 录音机 tape recorder máfan 麻烦 to be troublesome, to be a bother; bother, trouble mǎlù 马路 street, avenue (paved) méi shì (le) 没事了 everything is all right (now); there is no (further) business niúnǎi 牛奶 (cow’s) milk píngcháng 平常 usually, generally, ordinarily shāo 烧 to heat; to cook shāohǎole 烧好了 to have heated up; to have finished cooking shēnbào 申报 to declare, to report shēnbàodān 申报单 customs declaration (form) shōushi 收拾 to tidy up shǒushi (shǒushì) 首饰 jewelry shuā 刷 to brush shuā yà 刷牙 to brush one’s teeth shūfáng 书房 study (room) shuǐ 水 water shuì jiào 睡觉 to sleep shuì wǔjiào 睡午觉 to take a noontime nap shūshu 叔叔 uncle wòfáng 卧房 bedroom wòshì 卧室 bedroom wūzi 屋子 room xiāngzi 箱子 suitcase, box xiǎoběnzi 小本子 small notebook xiǎoxīn 小心 to be careful, to take care xǐng 醒 to wake up xǐzǎo 洗澡 to take a bath xǐzǎofáng 洗澡房 bathroom yá 牙 tooth, teeth yágāo 牙膏 toothpaste yǎnjìng(r) 眼睛 glasses (spectacles) yùbei 预备 to prepare yùbeihǎo le 预备好了 to have prepared zhàoxiàngjǐ 照相机 camera zhīpiào 支票 check (as in personal check) zhīpiàoběn 支票本 checkbook zūchūqu 租出去 to rent out zuò fàn 做饭 to cook