Hardcore Chinese - Sorting and donating unused household items

Question	Answer
unused; idle	闲置xiánzhìxiánzhì
These things are all unused.	这些zhèxiē　东西dōngxi　都dōu　闲置xiánzhì　了le。zhèxiē dōngxi dōu xiánzhì le.
used household item	旧物jiùwùjiùwù
We are sorting used household items.	我们wǒmen　正在zhèngzài　整理zhěnglǐ　旧物jiùwù。wǒmen zhèngzài zhěnglǐ jiùwù.
to donate	捐赠juānzèngjuānzèng
I want to donate these used household items.	我wǒ　想xiǎng　捐赠juānzèng　这些zhèxiē　旧物jiùwù。wǒ xiǎng juānzèng zhèxiē jiùwù.
donation point	捐赠点juānzèngdiǎnjuānzèngdiǎn
charity shop	慈善商店císhànshāngdiàncíshànshāngdiàn
This is a charity shop.	这zhè　是shì　慈善商店císhànshāngdiàn。zhè shì císhànshāngdiàn.
second-hand	二手èrshǒuèrshǒu
to disinfect	消毒xiāodúxiāodú
Disinfect the items before donating them.	捐赠juānzèng　以前yǐqián　要yào　先xiān　消毒xiāodú。juānzèng yǐqián yào xiān xiāodú.
to distribute	发放fāfàngfāfàng
toy	玩具wánjùwánjù
These second-hand toys are clean.	这些zhèxiē　二手èrshǒu　玩具wánjù　很hěn　干净gānjìng。zhèxiē èrshǒu wánjù hěn gānjìng.
household necessities	生活用品shēnghuóyòngpǐnshēnghuóyòngpǐn
These are household necessities.	这些zhèxiē　是shì　生活用品shēnghuóyòngpǐn。zhèxiē shì shēnghuóyòngpǐn.
in good condition	完好wánhǎowánhǎo
These toys are all in good condition.	这些zhèxiē　玩具wánjù　都dōu　完好wánhǎo。zhèxiē wánjù dōu wánhǎo.
to pack up	打包dǎbāodǎbāo
Please pack up the used household items.	请qǐng　把bǎ　旧物jiùwù　打包dǎbāo。qǐng bǎ jiùwù dǎbāo.
cardboard box	纸箱zhǐxiāngzhǐxiāng
This cardboard box is still in good condition.	这个zhège　纸箱zhǐxiāng　还hái　很hěn　完好wánhǎo。zhège zhǐxiāng hái hěn wánhǎo.
public welfare; charity	公益gōngyìgōngyì
volunteer	志愿者zhìyuànzhězhìyuànzhě
The volunteers are distributing household necessities.	志愿者zhìyuànzhě　正在zhèngzài　发放fāfàng　生活用品shēnghuóyòngpǐn。zhìyuànzhě zhèngzài fāfàng shēnghuóyòngpǐn.
The volunteers help everyone at the donation point.	志愿者zhìyuànzhě　在zài　捐赠点juānzèngdiǎn　帮助bāngzhù　大家dàjiā。zhìyuànzhě zài juānzèngdiǎn bāngzhù dàjiā.
Ever since she became a volunteer, she has often taken part in public-welfare events.	自从zìcóng　她tā　做zuò　志愿者zhìyuànzhě　以后yǐhòu，　常常chángcháng　参加cānjiā　公益gōngyì　活动huódòng。zìcóng tā zuò zhìyuànzhě yǐhòu, chángcháng cānjiā gōngyì huódòng.
Ever since the charity shop began distributing items, volunteers have come every day.	自从zìcóng　慈善商店císhànshāngdiàn　开始kāishǐ　发放fāfàng　以后yǐhòu，　志愿者zhìyuànzhě　每天měitiān　都dōu　来lái。zìcóng císhànshāngdiàn kāishǐ fāfàng yǐhòu, zhìyuànzhě měitiān dōu lái.
community	社区shèqūshèqū
The donation point is in the community.	捐赠点juānzèngdiǎn　在zài　社区shèqū　里lǐ。juānzèngdiǎn zài shèqū lǐ.
The community has a charity shop.	社区shèqū　有yǒu　慈善商店císhànshāngdiàn。shèqū yǒu císhànshāngdiàn.
notice; announcement	公告gōnggàogōnggào
The notice says this is a public-welfare event.	公告gōnggào　说shuō　这zhè　是shì　一yí　个gè　公益gōngyì　活动huódòng。gōnggào shuō zhè shì yí gè gōngyì huódòng.
Please read the community notice first.	请qǐng　先xiān　看kàn　社区shèqū　公告gōnggào。qǐng xiān kàn shèqū gōnggào.
adhesive tape	胶带jiāodàijiāodài
The adhesive tape is beside the cardboard box.	胶带jiāodài　在zài　纸箱zhǐxiāng　旁边pángbiān。jiāodài zài zhǐxiāng pángbiān.
Please put the adhesive tape in the cardboard box.	请qǐng　把bǎ　胶带jiāodài　放fàng　在zài　纸箱zhǐxiāng　里lǐ。qǐng bǎ jiāodài fàng zài zhǐxiāng lǐ.
to transport; move goods	搬运bānyùnbānyùn
The volunteers are transporting cardboard boxes.	志愿者zhìyuànzhě　正在zhèngzài　搬运bānyùn　纸箱zhǐxiāng。zhìyuànzhě zhèngzài bānyùn zhǐxiāng.
to clear; free up	腾出téngchūténgchū
space	空间kōngjiānkōngjiān
Donating used household items can free up space.	捐赠juānzèng　旧物jiùwù　可以kěyǐ　腾出téngchū　空间kōngjiān。juānzèng jiùwù kěyǐ téngchū kōngjiān.
The space here is large.	这里zhèlǐ　的de　空间kōngjiān　很hěn　大dà。zhèlǐ de kōngjiān hěn dà.
After packing up the unused toys, we freed up a lot of space.	把bǎ　闲置xiánzhì　玩具wánjù　打包dǎbāo　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　腾出téngchū　了le　很多hěnduō　空间kōngjiān。bǎ xiánzhì wánjù dǎbāo yǐhòu, wǒmen téngchū le hěnduō kōngjiān.
to waste	浪费làngfèilàngfèi
Do not waste household necessities that are in good condition.	别bié　浪费làngfèi　完好wánhǎo　的de　生活用品shēnghuóyòngpǐn。bié làngfèi wánhǎo de shēnghuóyòngpǐn.
Ever since I learned about the donation point, I have not wasted used household items.	自从zìcóng　知道zhīdào　捐赠点juānzèngdiǎn　以后yǐhòu，　我wǒ　没méi　浪费làngfèi　过guo　旧物jiùwù。zìcóng zhīdào juānzèngdiǎn yǐhòu, wǒ méi làngfèi guo jiùwù.
to reuse	再利用zàilìyòngzàilìyòng
These second-hand toys can be reused.	这些zhèxiē　二手èrshǒu　玩具wánjù　可以kěyǐ　再利用zàilìyòng。zhèxiē èrshǒu wánjù kěyǐ zàilìyòng.
Ever since the toys were disinfected, they can be reused.	自从zìcóng　玩具wánjù　消毒xiāodú　以后yǐhòu，　就jiù　可以kěyǐ　再利用zàilìyòng　了le。zìcóng wánjù xiāodú yǐhòu, jiù kěyǐ zàilìyòng le.
to take advantage of an opportunity	趁chènchèn
Take advantage of the weekend to make a donation.	趁chèn　周末zhōumò　去qù　捐赠juānzèng　吧ba。chèn zhōumò qù juānzèng ba.
While the used household items are still here, disinfect them first.	趁chèn　旧物jiùwù　还hái　在zài　这里zhèlǐ，　先xiān　消毒xiāodú　吧ba。chèn jiùwù hái zài zhèlǐ, xiān xiāodú ba.
While the volunteers are still in the community, transport the cardboard boxes together.	趁chèn　志愿者zhìyuànzhě　还hái　在zài　社区shèqū，　一起yìqǐ　搬运bānyùn　纸箱zhǐxiāng　吧ba。chèn zhìyuànzhě hái zài shèqū, yìqǐ bānyùn zhǐxiāng ba.
While the public-welfare event is still running, take the household necessities to the donation point.	趁chèn　公益gōngyì　活动huódòng　没méi　结束jiéshù，　把bǎ　生活用品shēnghuóyòngpǐn　带dài　到dào　捐赠点juānzèngdiǎn。chèn gōngyì huódòng méi jiéshù, bǎ shēnghuóyòngpǐn dài dào juānzèngdiǎn.
to assign; send (someone)	派pàipài
The company sent him here.	公司gōngsī　派pài　他tā　来lái　这里zhèlǐ。gōngsī pài tā lái zhèlǐ.
The company sent her to inspect this shop.	公司gōngsī　派pài　她tā　去qù　检查jiǎnchá　这zhè　家jiā　店diàn。gōngsī pài tā qù jiǎnchá zhè jiā diàn.
to change; alter	改变gǎibiàngǎibiàn
I decided to change the plan.	我wǒ　决定juédìng　改变gǎibiàn　计划jìhuà。wǒ juédìng gǎibiàn jìhuà.
The weather changed our plan.	天气tiānqì　改变gǎibiàn　了le　我们wǒmen　的de　计划jìhuà。tiānqì gǎibiàn le wǒmen de jìhuà.
eye; eyes	眼睛yǎnjingyǎnjing
My eyes are tired.	我wǒ　的de　眼睛yǎnjing　很hěn　累lèi。wǒ de yǎnjing hěn lèi.
Please protect your eyes.	请qǐng　保护bǎohù　你nǐ　的de　眼睛yǎnjing。qǐng bǎohù nǐ de yǎnjing.
to steal	偷tōutōu
He stole my phone.	他tā　偷tōu　了le　我wǒ　的de　手机shǒujī。tā tōu le wǒ de shǒujī.
Do not steal other people's things.	别bié　偷tōu　别人biéren　的de　东西dōngxi。bié tōu biéren de dōngxi.
whole; entire	整个zhěnggèzhěnggè
I waited the whole afternoon.	我wǒ　等děng　了le　整个zhěnggè　下午xiàwǔ。wǒ děng le zhěnggè xiàwǔ.
The whole room is clean.	整个zhěnggè　房间fángjiān　很hěn　干净gānjìng。zhěnggè fángjiān hěn gānjìng.
husband	丈夫zhàngfuzhàngfu
This is her husband.	这zhè　是shì　她tā　的de　丈夫zhàngfu。zhè shì tā de zhàngfu.
Her husband works at a bank.	她tā　的de　丈夫zhàngfu　在zài　银行yínháng　工作gōngzuò。tā de zhàngfu zài yínháng gōngzuò.
to calculate	算suànsuàn
Please calculate the service fee.	请qǐng　算suàn　一下yíxià　手续费shǒuxùfèi。qǐng suàn yíxià shǒuxùfèi.
I calculated it incorrectly.	我wǒ　算suàn　错cuò　了le。wǒ suàn cuò le.
to sell	卖màimài
This shop sells fruit.	这zhè　家jiā　店diàn　卖mài　水果shuǐguǒ。zhè jiā diàn mài shuǐguǒ.
I am not selling this item.	我wǒ　不bù　卖mài　这个zhège　东西dōngxi。wǒ bù mài zhège dōngxi.

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