How Much Is The Rental Per Month? by AskBenny

Renting an Apartment by Teacher James

Rent House by AskBenny

Rent House 2 by AskBenny

Intermediate: “租房” by CLSPod

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Simple-Chinese.com Lesson Lesson 21: Renting Apartment

This written lesson contains a vocabulary list and dialog in both Chinese and English.

Other Video Lessons

• Renting an apartment from VisualMandarin

Written Lessons

• “租 房” Lesson Transcript PDF by iMandarinPod.com
• Integrated  Chinese > Level 1 > Part 2:  Workbook Excerpt PDF
• Renting an Apartment

Vocabulary

Type of Buildings(?)

• 多层住宅 – low rise
• 小高层住宅 – medium(?) rise
• 高层住宅 – high rise
• 别墅
• 排屋
• 公寓
• 商住楼
• 商铺
• 厂房
• 库房
• 车库

Features/Amenities of an apartment

• 厨房
• 床
• 家具
• 有线电视
• 宽带网
• 电话
• 热水器
• 电视机
• 空调
• 洗衣机
• 冰箱
• 煤气
• 暖气
• 汽车库
• 通水
• 通气
• 通电
• 数字电视
• 冰箱
• 沙发
• 衣柜
• 厨具
• 桌子
• 椅子
• 防盗门
• 密封阳台
• 汽车位
• 电梯
• 地下室
• 花园

Nciku Vocab Lists

• Renting an Apartment
• Renting an Apartment & Kunming

How to write Apartment in Chinese by Xi Chen

Room Vocab by by ChineseClass101.com

Where do you live? by Chinese-Tools.com

This short dialog lesson has vocabulary to distinguish between a building (楼房) or a one story house (平房).

Listening Comprehension Practice

康熙来了 2008-02-12 租房给明星好不好

This is a cute skit about two sisters renting an apartment, one of which is crazy about Korean boys. Their pronunciation isn’t that great, but the video is funny.

Renting a House by MandarinTube

This is video is hilarious!

Renting an Apartment by EZY Chinese

Apartment tour translated into Chinese

An American landlord gives a walk-through of an apartment while the Chinese resident interprets in Mandarin.

Related info about Renting in China

Information in English about Renting an Apartment in China

• Finding an Apartment in China…
• How to Rent an Apartment in China | eHow.com
• How to Rent an Apartment in China – HowChinaWorks
• Tip for apartment rental in China
• How to Find a Place to Live in China
• Five Things You Must Know before Renting Service Apartments in Beijing

Real Estate Rental Websites (especially ones for Chengdu)

• Soufun (搜房网) – Chengdu rental listings. Soufun has the most amazing apartment search feature. They have an annotated Google map so you can search for apartments by exact location!
• My House in China – website in English, targeted to foreigners
• cdzf114.com
• homtel.cn – for short term rentals, prices are listed per day
• eeju.com (易居网) – Chengdu rental listings
• cdzfw.com
• 58.com – Chengdu rental listings
• koubei.com – Chengdu
• ganji.com – Chengdu
• ee5e.com – rental listings
• allfang.com – Chengdu
• ttroom.cn
• 51cdhouse.com

Beware of unscrupulous rental agents. Physically visit the apartment and sign a contract directly with the owner, not just with the agent.

Negotiating the Price by Teacher James

Related Lessons

Ayi by Mandarin Network

Inquiry About Hotel Or Serviced Apartment by AskBenny

Making an appointment by Active Chinese

Intermediate: “Housing Market in China” by ChineseClass101.com

Having lived in Beijing for a year, it’s fun to hear the Beijing “er 口音” accent.

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Advanced: “Buying a House” by Popup Chinese

Having lived in Beijing for a year, it’s fun to hear the Beijing “er 口音” accent.

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Newbie: “Moving” by ChinesePod

Contains a short dialog about one friend telling another friend that he is moving to Canada.

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