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How to Say ‘I rested at home and watched two movies.’ in Traditional Chinese

我在家休息，看了兩部電影。

wǒ zài jiā xiū xī kàn le liǎng bù diàn yǐng

[wo zài jiā xiūxí kàn le liǎng bù diànyǐng]

Phrase Breakdown

我在家休息，

wǒ zài jiā xiū xī

I rested at home,

In 在家休息, the place 在家 comes before the action 休息.

Example

週末我在家休息。

I rest at home on weekends.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

在

zài

[zài]

A preposition used to indicate a point in time or a location.

Example

我在等你。

I am waiting for you.

家

jiā

[jiā]

home; family

Noun meaning one's home or household.

Example

我家很小。

My home is small.

休息

xiū xī

[xiūxí]

to rest; break

To take a break.

Example

我們休息一下吧。

Let's take a short break.

看了兩部電影。

kàn le liǎng bù diàn yǐng

and watched two movies.

電影 (diànyǐng) means 'movie'. 部 is its measure word.

Example

他看了三部電影。

He watched three movies.

Words in this phrase

看

kàn

[kàn]

to watch

To look at or watch something, such as a show or game.

Example

我喜歡看電影。

I like watching movies.

了

[le]

completed action marker

Indicates an action has been completed.

Example

他已經走了。

He has already left.

兩

liǎng

[liǎng]

two

Form of 'two' used before measure words.

Example

我要兩杯茶。

I want two cups of tea.

部

bù

[bù]

classifier for films, books, vehicles

Measure word used when counting movies, TV series, or machines.

Example

這部電影很有名。

This movie is very famous.

電影

diàn yǐng

[diànyǐng]

movie; film

A motion picture watched at a cinema or at home.

Example

我們晚上去看電影吧。

Let's go see a movie tonight.

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