Household Appliances in Chinese

This lesson is all about how to pronounce household appliances in Chinese.

These days we have a mass of household appliances in our homes to make domestic duties easier and quicker. Look around your kitchen and laundry and you will see just how many electrical time-saving-devices you have. Now, here is the Chinese vocabulary for you to put to those little wonders.

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Pronouncing household appliances in Chinese

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洗衣机

xǐyījī

Washing machine

洗碗机

xǐwǎnjī

Dishwasher

电脑

diànnǎo

Computer

烤箱

kǎoxiāng

Oven

炉灶

lúzào

Stove

热水壶

rèshuǐhú

Kettle

烤面包机

kǎomiànbāojī

Toaster

冰箱

bīngxiāng

Fridge

冷冻机

lěngdòngjī

Freezer

电话

diànhuà

Telephone

熨斗

yùndǒu

Iron

微波炉

wēibōlú

Microwave

搅拌机

jiǎobànjī

Mixer

闹钟

nàozhōng

Alarm clock

Let's get started...

How did you go? Did you guess that “洗 xǐ” means wash; “烤 kǎo” means bake; “烤面包 kǎo miànbāo” means toast; “机 jī” means machine or that “电 diàn” means power or electricity? If you did guess those and others from the list above, then congratulations, you just doubled the vocabulary for this lesson.

to wash

kǎo

to bake

烤面包

kǎo miànbāo

to toast [bread]

machine

diàn

electricity

That's it for this lesson. See you next time!

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