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Cleaning the room

星期六xīng qī liù早上zǎo shàng,小王决定jué dìng打扫dǎ sǎo房间fáng jiān。

On Saturday morning, Xiaowang decided to clean his room.

他tā先xiān把bǎ桌子zhuō zi上shàng的de书shū和hé本子běn zi整理zhěng lǐ好hǎo。

He first organized the books and notebooks on the desk.

然后rán hòu,他tā用yòng扫帚sào zhou扫sǎo地dì。

Then, he used a broom to sweep the floor.

扫完地dì以后yǐ hòu,小王又yòu用yòng拖把tuō bǎ拖tuō地dì。

After sweeping the floor, Xiaowang also used a mop to mop the floor.

最后zuì hòu,他tā把bǎ床chuáng铺pū得de整整齐齐zhěng zhěng qí qí。

Finally, he made the bed very neat and tidy.

打扫dǎ sǎo完wán以后yǐ hòu,房间fáng jiān看起来kàn qǐ lai很hěn干净gān jìng很hěn舒服shū fu。

After cleaning, the room looked very clean and comfortable.

小王很hěn满意mǎn yì,因为yīn wèi他tā完成wán chéng了le一个yī gè重要zhòng yào的de任务rèn wù!

Xiaowang was very satisfied because he completed an important task!

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Vocabulary 42 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
星期六 xīng qī liùSaturday
早上 zǎo shàngmorning; early morning
决定 jué dìngto decide; decision
打扫 dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep
房间 fáng jiānroom
他 tāhe; him
先 xiānfirst; before
把 bǎto hold; (structural particle indicating the object before the verb)
桌子 zhuō zitable; desk
上 shàngup; on
的 depossessive particle
书 shūbook
和 héand; with
本子 běn zinotebook
整理 zhěng lǐto arrange; to tidy up; to organize
好 hǎogood
然后 rán hòuthen; afterward
用 yòngto use
扫帚 sào zhoubroom
扫 sǎoto sweep
地 dìearth; ground; land; soil; place; field
以后 yǐ hòuin the future; later
又 yòuagain; also
拖把 tuō bǎmop
拖 tuōto drag; to tow; to delay
最后 zuì hòufinal; last; finally
床 chuángbed
铺 pūto spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker
得 deused after a verb to indicate degree
整整齐齐 zhěng zhěng qí qíneat and tidy
完 wánto finish; complete
看起来 kàn qǐ laiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
很 hěnvery
干净 gān jìngclean
舒服 shū fucomfortable; feeling good
满意 mǎn yìsatisfied; pleased
因为 yīn wèibecause
完成 wán chéngto complete; accomplish
了 le(particle indicating completed action or change of state)
一个 yī gèa; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
重要 zhòng yàoimportant; significant
任务 rèn wùtask; assignment