【Learn Chinese】Chinese Lesson: Daily Activities and Routines

Understanding and communicating about daily activities is an essential part of learning any language, including Chinese. In this article, we will explore common daily activities and routines, providing you with the vocabulary and phrases to describe your day-to-day life in Chinese.
Let's start by looking at some common activities that people do every day:

起床 (qǐ chuáng) - Get up
For example, you might say, "我每天早上七点起床" (Wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang qī diǎn qǐ chuáng), which means "I get up at seven o'clock every morning."

吃早餐 (chī zǎo cān) - Have breakfast
An example sentence could be, "我喜欢在早餐吃鸡蛋和牛奶" (Wǒ xǐ huan zài zǎo cān chī jī dàn hé niú nǎi), meaning "I like to eat eggs and milk for breakfast."

去上班/上学 (qù shàng bān/ shàng xué) - Go to work/school
You could say, "我每天八点去上班" (Wǒ měi tiān bā diǎn qù shàng bān), which translates to "I go to work at eight o'clock every day."

工作/学习 (gōng zuò/ xué xí) - Work/study
For instance, "我工作很忙" (Wǒ gōng zuò hěn máng) means "I am very busy at work," and "她在学校学习中文" (Tā zài xué xiào xué xí zhōng wén) means "She is studying Chinese at school."

吃午餐 (chī wǔ cān) - Have lunch
An example sentence is, "我们通常在十二点吃午餐" (Wǒmen tōng cháng zài shí èr diǎn chī wǔ cān), which means "We usually have lunch at twelve o'clock."

休息 (xiū xí) - Rest
You might say, "我中午休息一会儿" (Wǒ zhōng wǔ xiū xí yī huǐ er), which translates to "I rest for a while at noon."

做运动 (zuò yùn dòng) - Exercise
For example, "我下班后去健身房做运动" (Wǒ xià bān hòu qù jìn shēn fáng zuò yùn dòng), meaning "I go to the gym to exercise after work."

吃晚餐 (chī wǎn cān) - Have dinner
An example sentence is, "我们晚上七点吃晚餐" (Wǒmen wǎn shang qī diǎn chī wǎn cān), which means "We have dinner at seven o'clock in the evening."

看电视 (kàn diàn shì) - Watch TV
You could say, "我晚上经常看电视" (Wǒ wǎn shang jīng cháng kàn diàn shì), which translates to "I often watch TV in the evening."

睡觉 (shuì jiào) - Sleep
For instance, "我通常晚上十一点睡觉" (Wǒ tōng cháng wǎn shang shí yī diǎn shuì jiào), meaning "I usually go to sleep at eleven o'clock at night."

You need help how to say the part of a day? Here you go.
早晨 (zǎo chen) - Morning
上午 (shàng wǔ) - Forenoon
中午 (zhōng wǔ) - Noon
下午 (xià wǔ) - Afternoon
晚上 (wǎn shang) - Evening