Expressing “comfortable” with 舒服, 舒适, and 方便
All of these adjectives express “comfortable”, but we should use them in different contexts.
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The adjective 舒服
We use the adjective to express either a personal opinion or a particular moral or/ physical condition.
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The adjective 舒服 is mostly used in colloquial speech.
Examples
你在这里会很舒服的
You will be very comfortable here
nǐ zài zhèlǐ huì hěn shūfu de
我今天身体不太舒服
I don't feel well today
wǒ jīntiān shēntǐ bú tài shūfu
她说她感觉不舒服回家了
She said she is not feeling well today and went home
tā shuō tā gǎnjué bù shūfu huí jiā le
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Remember the following phrases:
The adjective 舒适
We use the adjective to express the general feeling that someone gets from an environment.
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We usually use the adjective 舒适 in written speech.
Examples
我们发现这些床非常舒适
We noticed these beds are very comfortable
wǒmen fāxiàn zhè xiē chuáng fēicháng shūshì
他们喜欢家里的舒适环境
They like the cozy environment here
tāmen xǐhuan jiālǐ de shūshì huánjìng
舒适的低跟鞋是最好的
Comfortable low heels are the best
shūshì de dīgēnxié shì zuì hǎo de
As a noun
We can use 舒适 as a noun with the meaning of “comfort”.
Examples
旅行期间她想念家里的舒适
She misses the comforts of home during travel
tāmen xǐhuan jiālǐ de shūshì huánjìng
The adjective 方便
We use the adjective to express convenience. For example: “it is convenient to pay by card”, “it is comfortable to wear sports clothes”, “it is convenient to have the Internet”.
Examples
方便的话，我可以明天过来
If it's convenient, I can come tomorrow
fāngbiàn de huà, wǒ kěyǐ míngtiān guòlái
为方便顾客我们备有座位
We have seats available for your convenience
wèi fāngbiàn gùkè wǒmen bèi yǒu zuòwèi
这桌子可折叠起来方便存放
This table can be folded up for easy storage
zhè zhuōzi kě zhédié qǐlái fāngbiàn cúnfàng
We can use the adjective 方便 in the following combinations:
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