day 18a new flat

a new flat

Describe a flat and a building, and use 净, 一同 and 大都 to say “nothing but”, “together” and “mostly”.

today’s words

• 净 jìng · nothing but, all the time; clean
• 一同 yītóng · together (written)
• 大都 dàdū · mostly, for the most part
• 住宅 zhùzhái · residence, housing
• 建筑物 jiànzhùwù · building, structure
• 栋 dòng · (measure) for buildings
• 户 hù · (measure) households
• 平方米 píngfāngmǐ · square metre
• 房价 fángjià · housing prices
• 隔壁 gébì · next door
• 楼道 lóudào · stairwell, corridor (in a block of flats)
• 走廊 zǒuláng · corridor, hallway
• 角落 jiǎoluò · corner
• 墙壁 qiángbì · wall
• 砖 zhuān · brick
• 坚固 jiāngù · solid, sturdy
• 拆除 chāichú · to demolish, remove
• 改造 gǎizào · to transform, renovate
• 家居 jiājū · home furnishings; home
• 摆放 bǎifàng · to place, arrange
• 布置 bùzhì · to decorate, arrange (a room)
• 配套 pèitào · to make a complete set; supporting
• 有序 yǒuxù · orderly
• 透过 tòuguò · through (a window); by means of

sentences

• 这个小区的居民大都是年轻人。 · Most of the residents on this estate are young.
• 我们好不容易才买了一套八十平方米的房子。 · It took us ages, but we finally bought an eighty-square-metre flat.
• 我们打算把墙壁刷白，破的地方先补好。 · We’re planning to paint the walls white, patching up any damaged spots first.
• 这栋住宅楼的楼道又窄又暗。 · The stairwell in this block of flats is narrow and dark.
• 阳光透过窗户照进了客厅。 · Sunlight came into the living room through the window.