搬家 · Moving House
Bān jiā — Moving into a bigger, cheaper place.
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上个月我搬了家。
Last month I moved.
以前的房子太小了。
My old place was too small.
新的房子大一点,也更便宜。
The new place is a bit bigger and cheaper too.
搬家那天,朋友们都来帮忙。
On moving day, friends came to help.
我们搬了一整天。
We moved for a whole day.
最重的东西是冰箱和沙发。
The heaviest things were the fridge and the sofa.
新家的厨房比以前大。
The new kitchen is bigger than before.
我在客厅放了一个书架。
I put a bookshelf in the living room.
卧室里有一张大床。
There's a big bed in the bedroom.
搬家很累,但是很值得。
Moving was tiring, but worth it.
现在我很喜欢这个新家。
Now I really like this new home.
我打算请朋友们来吃饭。
I plan to invite friends over for dinner.
Vocabulary in this story (53 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上个月 | shàng gè yuè | last month |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 搬了 | bān le | moved |
| 家 | jiā | house |
| 以前的 | yǐqián de | the old |
| 房子 | fángzi | place |
| 太 | tài | too |
| 小了 | xiǎo le | (was) small |
| 新的 | xīn de | the new |
| 大 | dà | (is) bigger |
| 一点 | yì diǎn | a bit |
| 也 | yě | also |
| 更 | gèng | even more |
| 便宜 | piányi | cheap |
| 搬家 | bān jiā | (on) moving |
| 那天 | nà tiān | that day |
| 朋友们 | péngyou men | friends |
| 都 | dōu | all |
| 来 | lái | came |
| 帮忙 | bāngmáng | to help |
| 我们 | wǒmen | we |
| 一整天 | yì zhěng tiān | a whole day |
| 最 | zuì | most |
| 重的 | zhòng de | heavy |
| 东西 | dōngxi | things |
| 是 | shì | were |
| 冰箱 | bīngxiāng | the fridge |
| 和 | hé | and |
| 沙发 | shāfā | the sofa |
| 新家 | xīn jiā | the new home |
| 的 | de | 's |
| 厨房 | chúfáng | kitchen |
| 比 | bǐ | than |
| 以前 | yǐqián | before |
| 在 | zài | in |
| 客厅 | kètīng | the living room |
| 放了 | fàng le | put |
| 一个 | yí gè | a |
| 书架 | shūjià | bookshelf |
| 卧室里 | wòshì lǐ | in the bedroom |
| 有 | yǒu | (there) is |
| 一张 | yì zhāng | a |
| 大床 | dà chuáng | big bed |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 累 | lèi | tiring |
| 但是 | dànshì | but |
| 值得 | zhídé | worth it |
| 现在 | xiànzài | now |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like |
| 这个 | zhè gè | this |
| 打算 | dǎsuan | plan to |
| 请 | qǐng | invite |
| 吃饭 | chī fàn | for a meal |