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ID: 2224 Intermediate
Finding a place to live in a big city is always a nerve-wracking ordeal. Can you find an affordable place? Will it be too far away from everything? Will you have roommates? If so, who are they? Will they be complete weirdos? Two friends talk it out in this lesson!
Thu Jul 04 2013 | John, Dilu
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
打算 dǎsuàn to plan
合租 hézū to rent an apartment with someone
万一 wànyī just in case, if
碰上 pèngshàng to bump into
回来啦，房子找到了吗？
huílai la ，fángzi zhǎodào le ma ？
You're back! Did you find an apartment?
没有。
méiyǒu 。
No.
你打算一个人住还是跟人合租啊？
nǐ dǎsuàn yī gè rén zhù háishi gēn rén hézū a ？
Do you plan to live by yourself or rent with somebody else?
跟人合租吧。
gēn rén hézū ba 。
Probably rent with somebody else.
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