Housing in China
Renting, landlords, contracts and living as an expat.
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Founder of Chinese Trainer. These lists come from the app's HSK inventory (hanzi, pinyin, band), not from an official exam PDF.
Renting, landlords, contracts and living as an expat. This page lists 32 words from Chinese Trainer's inventory, with hanzi, pinyin and English, in the HSK 3–5 band. It is not a scan of an official paper; the same rows feed SRS in the app. Start with HSK 1–2 rows when the topic includes them, and add the rest once you can say three sentences out loud.
Word list
32 words in this topic (cleaned list) · HSK 3–5
HSK 1 — use these today
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 楼 | lóu | multi-story building |
| 1 | 同学 | tóngxué | fellow student |
| 1 | 地上 | dìshang | on the ground |
3 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 2
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 层 | céng | layer |
| 2 | 出租车 | chūzūchē | taxi |
| 2 | 同事 | tóngshì | colleague |
3 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 3
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 房租 | fángzū | rent for a room or house |
| 3 | 搬家 | bānjiā | to move house |
2 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 4
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 伙 | huǒ | companion |
| 4 | 伴 | bàn | companion |
| 4 | 中介 | zhōngjiè | intermediate |
3 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 5
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 偶 | ǒu | accidentally |
| 5 | 保养 | bǎoyǎng | to take good care of one's health |
| 5 | 存款 | cúnkuǎn | bank savings |
| 5 | 宿舍 | sùshè | dormitory |
| 5 | 承办 | chéngbàn | to undertake |
| 5 | 押金 | yājīn | deposit |
| 5 | 物业 | wùyè | property |
| 5 | 签约 | qiānyuē | to sign a contract or agreement |
| 5 | 邻居 | línjū | neighbor |
| 5 | 隔壁 | gébì | next door |
10 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 地板 | dìbǎn | floor |
| 6 | 战友 | zhànyǒu | comrade-in-arms |
| 6 | 租金 | zūjīn | rent |
| 6 | 老乡 | lǎoxiāng | fellow townsman |
4 words · Practice them in the app
HSK 7+
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 僚 | liáo | companion |
| 7 | 伴侣 | bànlǚ | companion |
| 7 | 共同体 | gòngtóngtǐ | community |
| 7 | 契约 | qìyuē | agreement |
| 7 | 小区 | xiǎoqū | housing estate |
| 7 | 底层 | dǐcéng | ground floor |
| 7 | 邻国 | línguó | neighboring country |
7 words · Practice them in the app