How to say “Please clean the room” in Chinese
“Please clean the room” in Chinese is 请打扫一下房间。, written in pinyin as Qǐng dǎsǎo yíxià fángjiān.
请打扫一下房间。
Qǐng dǎsǎo yíxià fángjiān.
Please clean the room.
Word by word
What each part of 请打扫一下房间。 actually means.
- 打扫dǎsǎoto clean
- 一下yíxiàbriefly (softener)
- 房间fángjiānroom
When you use it
- Use it at the front desk or over the room phone when your room needs freshening up mid-stay and no one has come by.
- It also works on checkout morning when you are packing and want the room tidied before you return to collect luggage.
Use 请打扫一下房间。 in hotel situations. Check in, check out and fix things in your room.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
可以帮我清理一下吗？
Kěyǐ bāng wǒ qīnglǐ yíxià ma?
Can you clean it up for me?
请问几点能打扫？
Qǐngwèn jǐ diǎn néng dǎsǎo?
What time can it be cleaned?
能多拿两瓶水吗？
Néng duō ná liǎng píng shuǐ ma?
Could you bring two more bottles of water?
What usually trips people up
- Using 洗 instead of 打扫 — 洗房间 sounds like washing; 打扫 is the verb housekeeping actually answers to.
- Blocking the door tag — if you hang 请勿打扰 (do not disturb), staff skip your room all day; take it down before going out.
- Leaving valuables in the open — cleaning staff are trustworthy but tipping cash on the desk can vanish into the tidy-up; pocket it first.
What you might hear back
- 好的，下午两点前打扫。Hǎo de, xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn qián dǎsǎoSure, it will be cleaned before 2pm.
- 您把门牌挂反了就行。Nín bǎ ménpái guà fǎn le jiù xíngJust flip the door tag over.
- 现在方便进去吗？Xiànzài fāngbiàn jìnqù ma?Is now a good time to come in?
Common questions
- How do you say "Please clean the room" in Chinese?
- "Please clean the room" in Chinese is 请打扫一下房间。 — written in pinyin as Qǐng dǎsǎo yíxià fángjiān. It is a hotel phrase you would use in China.
- What does 请打扫一下房间。 mean in Chinese?
- 请打扫一下房间。 (Qǐng dǎsǎo yíxià fángjiān) means "Please clean the room". Broken down word by word: 打扫 (dǎsǎo) means "to clean"; 一下 (yíxià) means "briefly (softener)"; 房间 (fángjiān) means "room".
- When would you use "Please clean the room" in Chinese?
- Use it at the front desk or over the room phone when your room needs freshening up mid-stay and no one has come by. It also works on checkout morning when you are packing and want the room tidied before you return to collect luggage.
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