HSK 3 · Intermediate stories

搬家 · Moving House

Bān jiā — Moving into a bigger, cheaper place.

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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.

上个月shàng gè yuè搬了bān le家。jiā

Last month I moved.

以前的yǐqián de房子fángzitài小了。xiǎo le

My old place was too small.

新的xīn de房子fángzi一点,yì diǎngèng便宜。piányi

The new place is a bit bigger and cheaper too.

搬家bān jiā那天,nà tiān朋友们péngyou mendōulái帮忙。bāngmáng

On moving day, friends came to help.

我们wǒmen搬了bān le一整天。yì zhěng tiān

We moved for a whole day.

zuì重的zhòng de东西dōngxishì冰箱bīngxiāng沙发。shāfā

The heaviest things were the fridge and the sofa.

新家xīn jiāde厨房chúfáng以前yǐqián大。

The new kitchen is bigger than before.

zài客厅kètīng放了fàng le一个yí gè书架。shūjià

I put a bookshelf in the living room.

卧室里wòshì lǐyǒu一张yì zhāng大床。dà chuáng

There's a big bed in the bedroom.

搬家bān jiāhěn累,lèi但是dànshìhěn值得。zhídé

Moving was tiring, but worth it.

现在xiànzàihěn喜欢xǐhuan这个zhè gè新家。xīn jiā

Now I really like this new home.

打算dǎsuanqǐng朋友们péngyou menlái吃饭。chī fàn

I plan to invite friends over for dinner.

Vocabulary in this story (53 words)

WordPinyinMeaning
上个月shàng gè yuèlast month
I
搬了bān lemoved
jiāhouse
以前的yǐqián dethe old
房子fángziplace
tàitoo
小了xiǎo le(was) small
新的xīn dethe new
(is) bigger
一点yì diǎna bit
also
gèngeven more
便宜piányicheap
搬家bān jiā(on) moving
那天nà tiānthat day
朋友们péngyou menfriends
dōuall
láicame
帮忙bāngmángto help
我们wǒmenwe
一整天yì zhěng tiāna whole day
zuìmost
重的zhòng deheavy
东西dōngxithings
shìwere
冰箱bīngxiāngthe fridge
and
沙发shāfāthe sofa
新家xīn jiāthe new home
de's
厨房chúfángkitchen
than
以前yǐqiánbefore
zàiin
客厅kètīngthe living room
放了fàng leput
一个yí gèa
书架shūjiàbookshelf
卧室里wòshì lǐin the bedroom
yǒu(there) is
一张yì zhānga
大床dà chuángbig bed
hěnvery
lèitiring
但是dànshìbut
值得zhídéworth it
现在xiànzàinow
喜欢xǐhuanlike
这个zhè gèthis
打算dǎsuanplan to
qǐnginvite
吃饭chī fànfor a meal

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