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Vocabulary In Chinese--006: New Words About Living In China

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Hi friends, last weekend I introduced a group of words about eating out. Today I would like to introduce some new vocabulary about living in China and hope it is helpful to you during your trip to China and also in learning something more about China.

NEW WORDS :

Please click on any Chinese character that you need help with to see its Chinese pinyin, pronunciation and meaning, and then to read it after me.

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: stay, live -- zhu
鐚stay鐚get accommodation -- zhusu

鐚hotel-- lguan
鐚inn -- kezhan
鐚hotel   -- jiudian (dialect)

罐弱鐚storey, floor -- louceng
鐚floor -- loumian
鐚corridor -- loudao
鐚corridor -- zoulang
: upstairs -- loushang

鐚room -- fangjian
鐚single room -- dangrenfang
鐚double room -- shuang ren fang

鐚bed -- chuang

鐚house,building -- fangwu
鐚storied building -- loufang
鐚one story house, bungalow -- pingfang

鐚residence, house, domicile -- zhuzai
鐚 residential quarters -- zhu zhai qu
鐚 address -- zhuzhi
鐚flat, apartment -- gongyu
鐚housing -- zhufang
鐚house -- fangzi

鐚landlord or landlady -- fangdong

у鐚bedroom -- woshi
鐚kitchen -- chufang
鐚washroom
: washroom
鐚W.C., toilet, washroom -- cesuo
鐚book room, studyroom -- shufang


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--Shirley
Written, Translated and Recorded It On Sat, June 3, 2006