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看房子

Looking at an apartment

HSK 3 · 66 words · 98% within level · 1 new word

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My old apartment is too small, so I decided to move.

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I saw an apartment online and got in touch with the landlord.

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We agreed to look at it on Saturday afternoon.

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The room gets good sunlight, and the furniture is new too.

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There is a metro station next to the building, so getting to work is easy.

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The rent is not too expensive, but you have to pay in cash.

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The landlord says I can move in next month.

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I think this place is good, so I decided on it.

Words in this passage

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  • 我wǒHSK 1our, us, i, me, my, we
  • 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
  • 旧jiùHSK 3old, ancient; former, past
  • 房子fáng ziHSK 1house; building (single- or two-story); apartment; room
  • 太tàiHSK 1very, too, much; big; extreme
  • 小xiǎoHSK 1small, tiny, insignificant
  • 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
  • 决定jué dìngHSK 3to decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly
  • 搬家bān jiāHSK 3to move house; to relocate; to remove (sth)
  • 在zàiHSK 1be at, in, on; consist in, rest
  • 网上wǎng shàngHSK 1online
  • 看到kàn dàoHSK 1to see
  • 一yīHSK 1one; a, an; alone
  • 个gèHSK 1numerary adjunct, piece; single
  • 就jiùHSK 1just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
  • 联系lián xìHSK 3connection; contact; relation; to get in touch with; to integrate; to link; to touch
  • 房东fáng dōngHSK 3landlord
  • 我们wǒ menHSK 1we; us; ourselves; our
  • 约yuēHSK 3treaty, agreement, covenant
  • 星期xīng qīHSK 1week; day of the week; Sunday
  • 六liùHSK 1number six
  • 下午xià wǔHSK 1afternoon; p.m.
  • 看kànHSK 1look, see; examine, scrutinize
  • 房间fáng jiānHSK 1room
  • 阳光yáng guāngHSK 3sunshine; (of personality) upbeat; energetic; transparent (open to public scrutiny)
  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 好hǎoHSK 1good, excellent, fine; well
  • 家具jiā jùHSK 3furniture
  • 也yěHSK 1also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
  • 是shìHSK 1indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
  • 新xīnHSK 1new, recent, fresh, modern
  • 旁边páng biānHSK 1side; adjacent place
  • 有yǒuHSK 1have, own, possess; exist
  • 地铁dì tiěHSK 2underground railway; subway; subway train
  • 上班shàng bānHSK 1to go to work; to be on duty; to start work; to go to the office
  • 方便fāng biànHSK 2convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
  • 房租fáng zūHSK 3rent for a room or house
  • 不太bù tàiHSK 2Not too
  • 贵guìHSK 1expensive, costly, valuable
  • 但是dàn shìHSK 2but; however
  • 要yàoHSK 1necessary, essential; necessity
  • 付fùHSK 3give, deliver, pay, hand over; entrust
  • 现金xiàn jīnHSK 3cash
  • 说shuōHSK 1speak, say, talk; scold, upbraid
  • 下个月xià gè yuènewnext month
  • 可以kě yǐHSK 2can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
  • 搬bānHSK 3transfer, move, remove, shift
  • 进来jìn láiHSK 1to come in
  • 觉得jué deHSK 1to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
  • 这里zhè lǐHSK 1here
  • 不错bù cuòHSK 2correct; right; not bad; pretty good

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