day 37building and moving house
unit 5 · home and communitybuilding and moving house
Talk about neighbourhoods, building work and flat features (heating, air conditioning, security doors), and say “each thing in its time” with 该X就X，该Y就Y.
today’s words
- 搬迁 bānqiān · to relocate, move (home, firm)
- 拆迁 chāiqiān · to demolish and relocate
- 迁 qiān · to move, migrate
- 定居 dìngjū · to settle (down somewhere)
- 落户 luòhù · to settle; to register as a resident
- 住处 zhùchù · where you live, lodgings
- 住户 zhùhù · household, resident
- 街坊 jiēfang · neighbours (in the same street)
- 临街 línjiē · facing the street
- 地段 dìduàn · location, area (of a city)
- 宜居 yíjū · good to live in, liveable
- 搭建 dājiàn · to put up (a temporary structure)
- 兴建 xīngjiàn · to build, construct (large projects)
- 动工 dònggōng · to start construction
- 施工 shīgōng · to carry out construction
- 封顶 fēngdǐng · to top out (a building)
- 竣工 jùngōng · to be completed (building work)
- 落成 luòchéng · to be completed and opened
- 扩建 kuòjiàn · to extend, enlarge (a building)
- 翻新 fānxīn · to renovate, refurbish
- 铺路 pūlù · to pave a road; to pave the way
- 斑马线 bānmǎxiàn · zebra crossing
- 避让 bìràng · to give way, make way
- 草坪 cǎopíng · lawn
- 喷泉 pēnquán · fountain
- 棚 péng · shed, shelter, awning
- 露天 lùtiān · open-air, outdoor
- 公用 gōngyòng · public, shared, for common use
- 供暖 gōngnuǎn · central heating; to heat
- 冷气 lěngqì · air conditioning
- 取暖 qǔnuǎn · to keep warm, warm yourself
- 烘干 hōnggān · to dry (with heat), tumble-dry
- 防盗 fángdào · anti-theft, burglar-proof
- 家用 jiāyòng · household, for home use
- 家政 jiāzhèng · housekeeping; domestic services
- 一面 yīmiàn · while, at the same time; one side
sentences
- 这里要商店有商店，要公园有公园，非常宜居。 · There are shops, parks, everything here: a great place to live.
- 这片老房子明年就要拆迁了。 · This block of old houses is to be demolished next year.
- 新楼已经封顶了，年底就能竣工。 · The new building has been topped out and will be finished by the end of the year.
- 该工作就工作，该休息就休息。 · Work when it’s time to work, rest when it’s time to rest.
- 该花的钱就花，该省的钱就省。 · Spend what needs spending, save what can be saved.