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Make Your Home Sparkle With Our Chinese Spring Cleaning List

The New Year is often when people decide to spring clean, and do those DIY projects they’ve been putting off for months. Below is a list of vocabulary and phrases that you can use to describe household chores and DIY activities. 

Spring Cleaning Verbs

 (xǐ) can be used as a verb to describe the action ‘wash’. You can use it many different situations for cleaning the home, including the following:

洗衣 (xǐ yī) Wash clothes

洗碗 (xǐ wǎn) Wash dishes

清洗 (qīng xǐ) To wash or clean

洗涤 (xǐ dí) To rinse

洗净 (xǐ jìng) To wash clean

洗 (xǐ) is also used in for washing hands ‘洗手’ (xǐ shǒu) and bathing ‘洗澡’ (xǐ zǎo).

Another useful verb when describing chores is  (sǎo) which means ‘to sweep’.

扫地 (sǎo dì) to sweep the floor

打扫 (dǎ sǎo) to clean or sweep

 (cā) means to ‘erase’ or ‘wipe’ and can be used in the following words:

擦拭 (cā shì) to wipe clean

擦干 (cā gān) to wipe dry

擦亮 (cā liàng) to polish

Other useful verbs for housework are:

 (dié) to fold (clothes, linen)

掸/撢 (dǎn) to dust (shelves, cabinets)

收拾 (shōu shi) to tidy

 (tuō) to mop (floors)

Spring Cleaning List 春季大扫除单 (chūn jì dà sǎo chú dān)

客厅 (kè tīng) Living Room

吸尘 (xī chén) to vacuum

擦窗户 (cā chuāng hu) Clean windows

掸灰尘 (dǎn huī chén) Dust shelves and surfaces

擦镜子 (cā jìng zi) Clean mirrors

浇花 (jiāo huā) Water plants

叠衣服 (dié yī fu) Fold laundry

厨房 (chú fáng) Kitchen

洗碗 (xǐ wǎn) Wash dishes

擦灶台 (cā zào tái) Clean stove

擦烤箱 (cā kǎo xiāng) Clean oven

擦微波炉 (cā wēi bō lú) Clean microwave

清洗冰箱 (qīng xǐ bīng xiāng) Clean out fridge

整理厨房用具 (zhěng lǐ chú fáng yòng jù) Reorganize utensils

消毒垃圾桶 (xiāo dú lā jī tǒng) Disinfect rubbish bin

卧室 (wò shì) Bedroom

铺床 (pū chuáng) Make the bed

洗床单 (xǐ chuáng dān) Wash bed sheets

翻床垫 (fān chuáng diàn) Flip mattress

整理橱子 (zhěng lǐ chú zi)/衣柜 (yī guì) Organize closet/wardrobe

整理床底 (zhěng lǐ chuáng dǐ) Clean under the bed

洗手间 (xǐ shǒu jiān) Bathroom

刷浴缸 (shuā yù gāng) Scrub bathtub/shower

清理水槽 (qīng lǐ shuǐ cáo) Clean sink

打扫浴室 (dǎ sǎo yù shì) Clean toilet

扔掉不用的化妆护肤用品 (rēng diào bù yòng de huà zhuāng hù fū yòng pǐn) Throw away old cosmetics and toiletries

擦浴帘 (cā yù lián) Wipe shower curtain

补充洗手液 (bǔ chōng xǐ shǒu yè) Refill soap

外面 (wài mian) Outside

割草 (gē cǎo) mow grass

洗车 (xǐ chē) Wash car

收拾车库 (shōu shi chē kù) Tidy garage