Housing and renting: HSK 5 居住与租房：HSK 五级

别用铅笔签合同。

Bié yòng qiānbǐ qiān hétong.

Don't sign the contract in pencil.

他们对合同很满意。

Tāmen duì hétong hěn mǎnyì.

They are satisfied with the contract.

租自行车要先交一百块押金。

Zū zìxíngchē yào xiān jiāo yìbǎi kuài yājīn.

To rent a bike, you first have to pay a one-hundred-yuan deposit.

你必须付三个月的房租作为押金。

Nǐ bìxū fù sān gè yuè de fángzū zuòwéi yājīn.

You have to give three months' rent as a deposit.

我通过中介租到了房子。

Wǒ tōngguò zhōngjiè zū dàole fángzi.

I found an apartment to rent through an agency.

听说您已经跟中介公司联系过了。

Tīngshuō nín yǐjīng gēn zhōngjiè gōngsī liánxì guo le.

I hear you've already contacted the broker.

一个月的租金多少？

Yí gè yuè de zūjīn duōshǎo?

How much is the rent per month?

你应该提前付租金。

Nǐ yīnggāi tíqián fù zūjīn.

You should pay your rent in advance.

公寓有花园吗？

Gōngyù yǒu huāyuán ma?

Does the apartment have a garden?

我们租了公寓。

Wǒmen zūle gōngyù.

We rented an apartment.

他一放学就回宿舍了。

Tā yí fàngxué jiù huí sùshè le.

He went back to the dorm as soon as he finished class.

你习惯在宿舍生活了吗？

Nǐ xíguàn zài sùshè shēnghuóle ma?

Have you gotten used to living in the dorm?

这家店的面积大于那家。

Zhè jiā diàn de miànjī dàyú nà jiā.

This shop is bigger in area than that one.

这间客厅的面积有多大？

Zhè jiān kètīng de miànjī yǒu duō dà?

How big is the area of this living room?

装修还不错。

Zhuāngxiū hái búcuò.

The decorating isn't bad.

房子需要装修一下了。

Fángzi xūyào zhuāngxiū yíxià le.

The house requires repairs.

她来到卧室。

Tā láidào wòshì.

She came to the bedroom.

这是我的卧室。

Zhè shì wǒ de wòshì.

This is my bedroom.

我在阳台上。

Wǒ zài yángtái shàng.

I'm on the balcony.

你在阳台上做什么？

Nǐ zài yángtái shàng zuò shénme?

What are you doing on the balcony?

他们打算明年买房。

Tāmen dǎsuàn míngnián mǎifáng.

They plan to buy a home next year.

在这个城市买房贵不贵？

Zài zhège chéngshì mǎifáng guì bú guì?

Is it expensive to buy a home in this city?

租房时要看清楚合同。

Zūfáng shí yào kàn qīngchu hétong.

When renting a place, read the contract carefully.

你在学校附近租房了吗？

Nǐ zài xuéxiào fùjìn zūfáng le ma?

Have you rented a place near the school?

我在日本居住。

Wǒ zài Rìběn jūzhù.

I live in Japan.

他居住在国外多年。

Tā jūzhù zài guówài duōnián.

He lived abroad for many years.

年轻人买住房的压力很大。

Niánqīngrén mǎi zhùfáng de yālì hěn dà.

Young people are under great pressure when buying housing.

现在大城市的住房很紧张。

Xiànzài Dàchéng Shì de zhùfáng hěn jǐnzhāng.

Housing is very tight in big cities now.

这是一所现代房屋。

Zhè shì yì suǒ xiàndài fángwū.

It's a modern house.

租的房屋要离我工作地方近一点。

Zū de fángwū yào lí wǒ gōngzuò dìfāng jìn yìdiǎn.

The rental should be somewhat close to where I work.

学完这个单元就考试。

Xué wán zhège dānyuán jiù kǎoshì.

We'll have a test once we finish this unit.

第三单元的生词很多。

Dìsān dānyuán de shēngcí hěn duō.

There are a lot of new words in Unit Three.

这笔存款明年五月到期。

Zhè bǐ cúnkuǎn míngnián wǔyuè dàoqī.

This deposit matures in May next year.

这笔定期存款明年到期。

Zhè bǐ dìngqīcúnkuǎn míngnián dàoqī.

This time deposit matures next year.

这是我现在的住址。

Zhè shì wǒ xiànzài de zhùzhǐ.

This is my current address.

只要给我你的姓名和住址。

Zhǐyào gěi wǒ nǐ de xìngmíng hé zhùzhǐ.

Just give me your name and address.

月租包括水电费吗？

Yuèzū bāokuò shuǐ diànfèi ma?

Does the monthly rent include utilities?

这间房子的月租是多少？

Zhè jiān fángzi de yuèzū shì duōshǎo?

How much is the monthly rent for this place?

您可以现在退房了。

Nín kěyǐ xiànzài tuìfángle.

You can check out now.

我们明天上午十点退房。

Wǒmen míngtiān shàngwǔ shí diǎn tuìfáng.

We're checking out at ten tomorrow morning.