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Renting an Apartment through an Agent 4

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ID: 1526 Intermediate
  After being shown multiple apartments by an agent and dealing with all kinds of grumpy potential landlords, the time has finally come to sign that lease. In this lesson, learn about the payment methods and contracts you'll be dealing with when renting a mainland Chinese apartment.
Thu Oct 21 2010 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
租金 zūjīn rent
付 fù to pay
押 yā to put down a deposit
押金 yājīn deposit
租金是每个月五千，付三押一。押金以后会还给你的。
zūjīn shì měi ge yuè wǔ qiān ， fù sān yā yī 。 yājīn yǐhòu huì huángěi nǐ de 。
The rent is 5,000 a month and you'll need to pay 3 months up front with a 1 month deposit. The deposit will be given back to you later.
我签一年，便宜点儿吧。
wǒ qiān yī nián ， piányi diǎnr ba 。
I'll sign one year. Could you go a little cheaper?
我这房子很好租的。这样吧，我看你人蛮老实的，四千八，行就行，不行就算了。
wǒ zhè fángzi hěn hǎo zū de 。 zhèyàng ba ， wǒ kàn nǐ rén mán lǎoshi de ， sìqiān bā ， xíng jiù xíng ， bù xíng jiù suàn le 。
This apartments is really easy to rent out. How about this: I can see you're a pretty honest guy - 4,800. If that's acceptable, then fine. If not, then just forget it.
好吧！对了，那些费用怎么交啊？
hǎo ba ！ duì le ， nàxiē fèiyòng zěnme jiāo a ？
OK! Oh yeah, how will the bills be paid?
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