Learn Daily Use Objects in Chinese

Vocabulary, Pinyin, Examples & Test

Daily objects in Chinese | Learn Chinese Vocabulary with NihaoCafe

Learn the name of the different objects of your daily life in Chinese, so that you can ask for them in the supermarket.

This list with real human audio voice recording will teach you how to pronounce the most important words.

Show pinyin
daily | Yágāo toothpaste 牙膏 | chinese nihaocafe

牙膏

yágāo

toothpaste

牙膏用完了。

Yágāo yòngwán le.

I ran out of toothpaste.

 MEASURE WORD  管 guǎn

daily  | Máojīn 毛巾 Towel  | chinese nihaocafe

毛巾

máojīn

towel

我用毛巾洗脸。

Wǒ yòng máojīn xǐ liǎn.

I wash my face with a towel.

 MEASURE WORD  条 tiáo

daily  | Rìyòngpǐn 日用品 Daily necessities  | chinese nihaocafe

日用品

rìyòngpǐn

daily necessities

我去超市买日用品。

Wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi rìyòngpǐn.

I go to the supermarket to buy daily necessities.

 MEASURE WORD  一些 yīxiē

daily  | Cháimǐyóuyán 柴米油盐 firewood, rice, oil and salt  | chinese nihaocafe

柴米油盐

chái-mǐ-yóu-yán

fig. life’s daily necessities

做饭需要柴米油盐。

Zuò fàn xūyào chái-mǐ-yóu-yán.

You need the basic necessities to cook.
(Lit. “firewood, rice, oil and salt”)
daily  |  Yīshízhùxíng 衣食住行 Basic necessities  | chinese nihaocafe

衣食住行

yī-shí-zhù-xíng

fig. people’s basic needs

时尚包括很多方面,衣食住行都有。

Shí shàng bāokuò hěn duō fāngmiàn, yī-shí-zhù-xíng dōu yǒu.

Fashion includes many aspects, including all the basic human needs.
(Lit. “clothing, food, housing & transport”)

Test Your Knowledge

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Choose between the 2 formats: you can practice your knowledge of the Chinese characters or their English translations.

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