Chinese word

换床单

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuàn chuáng dān

Meaning

  • verbchange the sheets

Example

她帮我换床单了。tā bāng wǒ huàn chuáng dān le

She helped me change the sheets.

Illustration for 换床单 (change the sheets)

More examples

这个周末我会自己换床单。zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ huì zì jǐ huàn chuáng dān

This weekend, I will change the sheets myself.

Core concept

Removing a used bed covering and putting a clean one in its place.

Common phrases

  • 每天换床单měi tiān huàn chuáng dān

    change the sheets every day

  • 帮我换床单bāng wǒ huàn chuáng dān

    help me change the sheets

  • 自己换床单zì jǐ huàn chuáng dān

    change the sheets myself

Similar words

更换床单gēng huàn chuáng dān: Replacing bed sheets that are old or dirty with new or clean sheets.
铺床pū chuáng: Making a bed by spreading and straightening its sheets and bedding.
洗床单xǐ chuáng dān: Cleaning dirty sheets by washing them.

Definition in Chinese

将床上用来覆盖身体或铺面的床单取下并替换为干净或新的床单。jiāng chuáng shàng yòng lái fù gài shēn tǐ huò pù miàn de chuáng dān qǔ xià bìng tì huàn wèi gān jìng huò xīn de chuáng dān

Word origin

The phrase combines 换 (huàn, "replace") with 床单 (chuángdān, "bed sheet"), so its meaning directly describes replacing the cloth on a bed.

Usage tips

  • In English, sheets is normally plural even when one bed's linen is meant, while Chinese uses the same noun form whether one sheet or more than one is involved.

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