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Lesson 17-2 Study Guide
Calling About an Apartment for Rent
Calling About an Apartment for Rent
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Objectives:
- Learn the pinyin and correct stroke order for the 18 characters introduced in lesson 17-2.
- Learn the new vocabulary introduced in lesson 17-2. You can practice with the online Table Building Activity.
New Vocabulary
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | |
| 一房一厅 | yī fáng yī 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 | bookshelf; bookcase | |
| 那里 | nàli | there | |
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet | |
| 房租 | fángzū | rent (the money paid in exchange for renting a house or apartment) | |
| 元 | yuán | (measure word for the basic Chinese monetary unit); yuan | |
| 美元 | měiyuán | U.S. currency; U.S. dollar | |
| 人民币 | rénmínbì | Chinese currency; RMB; renminbi | |
| 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 |