Stuff in the House 东西在房子 -- 听 Ting -- Chinese

tape (for recording audio, computer information)

磁带

ci2dai4

Zhang Meng	Li Yu Zheng	Cao Hui	Li Si	Ma Xiaoyuan
Terry	Julie	Brienne	Stephan

I bought a music cassette.

我买了一盘音乐磁带。

Wo3 mai3 le yi4 pan2 yin1yue4 ci2dai4

Liu Qiuxia	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Weihong	Li Si	Shu Chang	Sun Gang
Terry	Julie	Brienne	Stephan

a barrel of oil

一桶油

yi4 tong3 you2

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Hou Ying	Shu Chang
Tim	Julie	Michael

button

扣子

kou4zi

Wang Wenjing	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Jeremy	April	Shawn	StevenQ

television cable, cable

有线电视

you3 xian4dian4shi4

Sun Bin	Cheng Hong	Zheng Jie	Sun Jingsu
Allen	Eric	Danielle

candle

蜡烛

la4zhu2

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Jeremy	April	Shawn	StevenQ

The candles are burning in the candlesticks .

蜡烛台上的蜡烛在燃烧。

La4zhu2tai2 shang4 de la4zhu2 zai4 ran2shao1.

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Karen	Dave	Jeremy	Frank

candlestick

蜡烛台

la4zhu2tai2

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Jeremy	April	Shawn	StevenQ

Look out! The ladder isn't safe.

当心！那个梯子不安全！

Dang1xin1! Na4ge4 ti1zi bu4 an1quan2!

Huang Xu	Zhao He	Zhang Meng	Zhao Mo
April	James	Brian

a roll of carpet

一卷地毯

yi4 juan3 di4tan3

Zhang Meng	Jessie Wang	Liu Mingke	Chu Lin	Zheng Lei	Feng Xi
Karen	Nick	Sarah

carpet, carpeting

地毯

di4tan3

Zhang Meng	Jessie Wang	Liu Mingke	Chu Lin	Zheng Lei	Feng Xi
Karen	Michael	April	Rory

curtain

窗帘

chuang1lian2

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Yawen	Cao Hui
Julie	Seth	David

fan

扇子

shan4zi

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Shao Jingxian	Hua
Cricket	Mal	Leslie	Karen Lee

electric fan

电扇

dian4shan4

Zhang Meng	Jessie Wang	Liu Mingke	Chu Lin	Zheng Lei	Feng Xi
Karen	Michael	April	Rory

This is a fan.

这是一把扇子

Zhe4 shi4 yi4 ba3 shan4zi.

Zhang Meng	Wang Mei	Shao Jingxian	Hua
Ansel

a set of gardening tools

一套园艺工具

yi2 tao4 yuan2yi4 gong1ju4

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Huang Xu	Li Longfei	Wang Jin
Seth	Julie	Austin

Mother's putting up curtains on the window.

妈妈正在挂窗帘。

Ma1ma zheng4zai4 gua4 chuang1lian2.

Liu Yu Rong	Cheng Hong	Sun Bin	Gu Zheng	Zhang Zhida
James	Karen Lee	Brian

room heating, space heating, radiator (central heating is rare in China except as provided by the city directly)

暖气

nuan3qi4

Liu Xiaoyun	Huang Xu	Huang Jiali	Zhao He	Shu Chang
Seth	Julie	Austin

insecticide

杀虫剂

sha1chong2ji4

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Hou Ying	Shu Chang
Tim	Julie	Michael

He climbed up the ladder to paint the ceiling.

他爬上梯子去刷天花板。

Ta1 pa2shang4 ti1zi qu4 shua1 tian1hua1ban3.

Lin Qing	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Karen	Dave	Jeremy	Frank

ladder

梯子

ti1zi

Wang Wenjing	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Jeremy	April	Shawn	StevenQ

electric light

电灯

dian4deng1

Zhang Meng	Jessie Wang	Shao Jingxian	Chu Lin	Zheng Lei	Feng Xi
Karen	Michael	April	Rory

a nail

一颗钉子

yi4 ke1 ding1zi

Liu Yu Rong	Cao Hui	Chu Pingan	Mi Zhaoxi	Wei Xing
Karen	Nick	Sarah

picture, drawing, chart, map, plan, intention

图

tu2

Wang Wenjing	Feng Xie	WT Zheng	Gu	Huang Jiali	Bai Jing
Jeremy	April	Shawn	StevenQ

potted plants, bonsai

盆栽

pen2zai1

Zhang Ning	Zhang Jing	Liu Qiuxia	Cao Hui	WT Zheng
Fred	Karen

pliers, forceps, tongs, tweezers

钳子

qian2zi

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Huang Jiali	Gu	Bai Jing
Josh	Karen	Frank

a pair of pliers

一把钳子

yi4 ba3 qian2zi

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Huang Jiali	Gu	Bai Jing
Josh	Karen	Frank

plug (electric)

插头

cha1tou2

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Yawen	Cao Hui
Julie	Seth	David

flowerpot

花盆

hua1pen2

Zhang Ning	Zhang Jing	Liu Qiuxia	Cao Hui	WT Zheng
Fred	Karen	Glison

radiator

暖气片

nuan3qi4pian4

Liu Xiaoyun	Huang Xu	Huang Jiali	Zhao He	Shu Chang
Seth	Julie	Austin

record (for a record player) (oral usage has changed to first tone - see chang4pian1)

唱片

chang4pian4

Sun Bin	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Feng Kui
Lynn	Mal	Maggy	Travis

to record; recording (oral)

录音

lu4yin1

Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Shao Jingxian	WT Zheng	Chu Lin
Ansel	Brienne	Jeremy	Cricket

I often listen to recordings.

我常常听录音。

Wo3 chang2chang ting1 lu4yin1.

Zhang Meng	Li Zhen	Li Longfei	Mi Zhaoxi	Wei Xing
Terry	Julie	Austin	Sarah

My house has 2 living rooms.

我家有两间客厅

Wo3 jia1 you3 liang3 jian1 ke4ting1

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Hou Ying	Shu Chang
Tim	Julie	Michael

living room, drawing room, parlor

客厅

ke4ting1

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Li Zhen	Hou Ying	Shu Chang
Tim	Julie	Michael

I lost a pair of scissors.

我丢了一把剪子。

Wo3 diu1 le yi4 ba3 jian3zi.

Liu Xiaoyun	WT Zheng	Song Jia	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Fred	Millie	Mike	April

scissors

剪子

jian3zi

Liu Xiaoyun	WT Zheng	Song Jia	Wei Xing	Shu Chang
Fred	Millie	Mike	April

to sew up

缝上

feng2 shang4

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Huang Xu	Li Longfei	Wang Jin
Karen	Michael	April	Rory

I need to sew buttons on these pants, then iron them. (Two readers use tang4 yi2xia4 which also means "iron a little" 烫 tang4 -- notice the similarity in characters)

我要给这些裤子钉扣子，然后熨着一下。

Wo3 yao4 gei3 zhe4 xie1 ku4zi ding4 kou4zi, ran2hou4 yun4 zhe yi2 xia4.

Liu Qiuxia	Shao Danni	Zhang Meng	Jin Yan	Cao Lihua	Li Boyuan
Dawn	Stephan	Lynn	Ken	Ashley

sewing machine

缝纫机

feng2ren4ji1

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Huang Xu	Li Longfei	Wang Jin
Karen	Michael	April	Rory

socket, outlet (electric)

插座

cha2zuo4

Zhang Ning	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Yawen	Cao Hui
Julie	Seth	David

tape measure

软尺

ruan3chi3

Zhang Meng	Feng Xie	Huang Jiali	Gu	Bai Jing
Josh	Karen	Frank

There are two good television programs on tonight.

今天晚上有两个好节目。

Jin1tian1 wan3shang you3 liang3 ge4 hao3 jie2mu4.

Feng Xie	Chu Lin	Liu Mingke	Cao Hui	Shu Chang
Dave	Jennifer	CeCelia	Brian

The television's too big.

电视机太大了。

Dian4shi4ji1 tai4 da4 le.

Zhang Ning	Li Zhen	Huang Jiali	Shu Chang	Cao Hui
Karen	Dave	StevenQ

The television program wasn't interesting tonight.

今晚的电视节目没有意思。

Jin1wan3 de dian4shi4 jie2mu4 mei2you3 yi4si.

Zhang Ning	Li Zhen	Huang Jiali	Shu Chang	Cao Hui
Karen	Dave	StevenQ

television program, program (usually refers to a television program but can be used for other forms of entertainment -- it is not the general form which we use to mean i.e. schedule)

节目

jie2mu4

Feng Xie	Li Di	Zhang Meng	Cao Hui
Tim	Julie	Michael

television (set) (can leave off ji1 if it is clear you are talking about the set)

电视（机）

dian4shi4 (ji1)

Zhang Meng	Jessie Wang	Liu Mingke	Chu Lin
Karen	Michael	April	Rory

television

电视

dian4shi4

Feng Xie	Chu Lin	Shao Jingxian	Cao Hui	Shu Chang
Tim	Julie	Michael

We went to my house to watch television.

我们去了我家看电视。

Wo3men qu4 le wo3 jia1 kan4 dian4shi4.

Liu Qiuxia	Li Yu Zheng	Wang Yong	Li Si	Shu Chang	Da Di	Sun Gang
Ansel	Julie	Brienne	Stephan

toy, plaything

玩具

wan2ju4

Zhang Xiaowei	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Jinzhe	Lu Yawen	Hua	Gao Mingjiang
Josh	Karen	Frank

vacuum cleaner

吸尘器

xi1chen2qi4

Feng Xie	Cheng Hong	Du Feng	Zheng Jie	Gu Zheng
Cherie	James	Glison	David

video cassette (may have a movie on it)

录相带

lu4xiang4dai4

Liu Qiuxia	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Weihong	Li Si	Ma Xiaoyuan	Sun Gang
Terry	Julie	Brienne	Stephan

I bought a new video in Beijing this summer.

今年夏季我在北京买了一个新录相带。

Jin1nian2 xia4ji4 wo3 zai4 Bei3jing1 mai3 le yi2 ge4 xin1 lu4xiang4dai4.

Shao Danni	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Weihong	Zhao Mo	Zheng Lei	Hua
Terry	Julie	Brienne	Stephan

We watched a Chinese video.

我们看了一个中国的录相带。

Wo3men kan4 le yi2 ge4 Zhong1guo2 de lu4xiang4dai4.

Liu Yu Rong	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Weihong	Zhao Mo	Zheng Lei	Hua
Terry	Julie	Brienne	Stephan

video tape, video taped movie (just call it a video tape, don't add movie)

录相片

lu4xiang4pian1

Liu Qiuxia	Li Yu Zheng	Liu Weihong	Li Si	Shu Chang	Sun Gang
Terry	Julie	Brienne	Stephan

Stuff in the House 东西在房子 dong1xi1 zai4 fang2zi