"make your bed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 整理牀鋪

Definition

起牀後把牀單、被子和枕頭整理整齊。也可以指為睡覺做好牀鋪。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於日常生活及教導孩子時。在責任相關語境下，也常作為習語（‘you made your bed, now lie in it’），表示自己要承擔結果。不要和 “make up your mind”（下定決心） 混淆。

Examples

Please make your bed before you leave the house.

請在出門前**整理牀鋪**。

I always make my bed after waking up.

我醒來後總是**整理牀鋪**。

Can you help me make the bed?

你可以幫我**整理牀鋪**嗎？

My mom gets mad if I forget to make my bed.

如果我忘了**整理牀鋪**，媽媽會生氣。

I don’t really like to make my bed, but it makes my room look nicer.

其實我不太喜歡**整理牀鋪**，但這樣房間會看起來更整齊。

Even when I’m in a hurry, I try to make my bed every day.

即使很趕時間，我還是會每天**整理牀鋪**。