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Raising the Rent

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ID: 1794 Intermediate
No one likes to discuss issues of rent with their landlord, but in big cities, especially Shanghai, rising housing costs are often a fact of life. While trying to keep your landlord from raising the rent in China can prove to be a trying task, this lesson will equip you with words and phrases that (we hope!) will help you keep your rent low.
Wed Nov 02 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
就要 jiùyào almost
到期 dàoqī to come due
准备 zhǔnbèi to prepare
继续 jìxù to continue
房子的租约就要到期了，你准备续租吗？
fángzi de zūyuē jiùyào dàoqī le ，nǐ zhǔnbèi xùzū ma ？
The lease on the apartment is almost up. Do you plan to renew it?
嗯，我想继续租。
ng4 ，wǒ xiǎng jìxù zū 。
Yes. I'd like to renew it.
续租的话，要涨房租了。
xùzū dehuà ，yào zhǎng fángzū le 。
If you want to renew it, I have to raise the rent.
不会吧。
bùhuì ba 。
That can't be.
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