Integrated Chinese 2 Lesson 17 Vocabulary

Renting an Apartment: Finding a Better Place and Calling about an Apartment for Rent

吵

chǎo

to quarrel; noisy

连

lián

even

做饭

zuò fàn to cook, to prepare a meal

报纸

bào zhǐ

newspaper

广告

guǎnggào

advertisement

附近

fùjìn

vicinity, neighborhood, nearby area

套

tào

(measure word for things that come in a set/sets)

公寓

gōngyù

apartment

出租

chūzū

to rent out

走路

zǒu lù

to walk

分钟

fēnzhōng

minute

卧室

wòshì

bedroom

厨房

chúfáng

kitchen

卫生间

wèishēngjiān

bathroom

客厅

kètīng

living room

家具

jiājù

furniture

可能

kěnéng

may; possible

一房一厅

yì fáng yì tīng

one bedroom and one living room

干净

gānjìng

clean

沙发

shāfā

sofa

饭桌

fànzhuō

dining table

椅子

yǐzi

chair

书桌

shūzhuō

desk

书架

shūjià

bookcase, bookshelf

哪里

nàli

there

安静

ānjìng

quiet

房租

fángzū

rent

元

yuán

(measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit), yuan

美元

Měiyuán

American dollar (USD)

人民币

Rénmínbì

RMB, Chinese currency

人民

rénmín

the people

币

bì

currency

差不多

chàbuduō

almost, nearly; similar

费

fèi

fee, expenses

押金

yājīn

security deposit

当

dāng

to serve as, to be

还

huán

to return (something)

另外

lìngwài

furthermore, in addition

准

zhǔn

to allow, to be allowed

养

yǎng

to raise

宠物

chǒngwù

pet

兴趣

xìngqù

interest