Vocabulary: Housing in China
Renting, landlords, contracts and living as an expat.
Intermediate · HSK 3–4HSK 3–5C4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 校友 | xiàoyǒu | Schoolmate |
| 1 | 出租车 | chūzūchē | Taxi |
| 1 | 在楼上 | zàilóushàng | Upstairs |
| 1 | 同班同学 | tóngbāntóngxué | Classmate |
| 1 | 学校同学 | xuéxiàotóngxué | Schoolmate |
| 1 | 在楼上楼上 | zàilóushànglóushàng | Upstairs |
| 2 | 平的 | píngde | Flat |
| 2 | 队友 | duìyǒu | teammate |
| 2 | 办公室等 | bàngōngshìděng | Rent |
| 2 | 同等地位的人 | tóngděngdìwèiderén | Peer |
| 3 | 同事 | tóng shì | colleague |
| 3 | 婚约 | hūnyuē | Engagement |
| 3 | 对象 | duìxiàng | target |
| 3 | 小区 | xiǎoqū | Residential community |
| 3 | 房租 | fáng zū | Rent |
| 3 | 搬家 | bān jiā | to move house |
| 3 | 紧邻 | jǐnlín | Next |
| 3 | 邻居 | lín jū | Neighbor |
| 3 | 租房屋 | zūfángwū | Rent |
| 3 | 旧式用法人 | jiùshìyòngfǎrén | Fellow |
| 4 | 厂子 | chǎngzi | Factory |
| 4 | 续签 | xùqiān | Renew |
| 5 | 伴 | bàn | partner |
| 5 | 中介 | zhōngjiè | agency |
| 5 | 合同 | hétóng / hétong | contract |
| 5 | 宿舍 | sùshè | Dormitory |
| 5 | 押金 | yājīn | Deposit |
| 5 | 物业 | wùyè | abbr. for 物業管理|物业管理, property management |
| 5 | 租金 | zūjīn | Rent |
| 5 | 面积 | miànjī | Area |
| 6 | 同伴 | tóngbàn | companion |
| 6 | 承办 | chéngbàn | to undertake |
| 6 | 提取 | tíqǔ | To extract |
| 6 | 隔壁 | gébì | Next door |
| 7 | 乡亲 | xiāngqīn | Fellow villager |
| 7 | 伴侣 | bànlǚ | Partner |
| 7 | 合约 | héyuē | contract |
| 7 | 地板 | dìbǎn | Floor |
| 7 | 战友 | zhànyǒu | Comrade |
| 7 | 签约 | qiānyuē | Sign a contract |
| 7 | 网民 | wǎngmín | netizen |
| 7 | 老乡 | lǎoxiāng | fellow townsman |
| 7 | 解约 | jiěyuē | Terminate a contract |
| 7 | 首付 | shǒufù | Down payment |
| 7 | 平坦的 | píngtǎnde | Flat |
| 7 | 租赁租金 | zūlìnzūjīn | Rental |
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