There are many things we use every day – detergent, soap, dishes, cutlery. These mundane objects are daily necessities: rì yòng pǐn in Mandarin Chinese.

Rì yòng pǐn has three characters: 日用品. The first one, rì, means “day.” The second character, yòng, means “to use.” The third one, pǐn, means “thing” or “product.”

The literal translation of rì yòng pǐn is “day use thing.”
Examples of Ri Yong Pin
 
    Zài nǎli kěyǐ mǎi rì yòng pǐn?
    在哪裡可以買日用品?
    在哪里可以买日用品?
    wher can I buy daily necessities?

    Nǐ xūyào shénme rìyòngpǐn?
    你需要甚麼日用品?
    你需要什么日用品?
    What daily necessities do you need?