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我wǒ搬了bān le家。jiā

Last month I moved.

以前的yǐqián de房子fángzi太tài小了。xiǎo le

My old place was too small.

新的xīn de房子fángzi大dà一点,yì diǎn也yě更gèng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 men都dōu来lái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.

最zuì重的zhòng de东西dōngxi是shì冰箱bīngxiāng和hé沙发。shāfā

The heaviest things were the fridge and the sofa.

新家xīn jiā的de厨房chúfáng比bǐ以前yǐqián大。dà

The new kitchen is bigger than before.

我wǒ在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 lǐ有yǒu一张yì zhāng大床。dà chuáng

There's a big bed in the bedroom.

搬家bān jiā很hěn累,lèi但是dànshì很hěn值得。zhídé

Moving was tiring, but worth it.

现在xiànzài我wǒ很hěn喜欢xǐhuan这个zhè gè新家。xīn jiā

Now I really like this new home.

我wǒ打算dǎsuan请qǐng朋友们péngyou men来lái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
我wǒI
搬了bān lemoved
家jiāhouse
以前的yǐqián dethe old
房子fángziplace
太tàitoo
小了xiǎo le(was) small
新的xīn dethe new
大dà(is) bigger
一点yì diǎna bit
也yěalso
更gèngeven more
便宜piányicheap
搬家bān jiā(on) moving
那天nà tiānthat day
朋友们péngyou menfriends
都dōuall
来láicame
帮忙bāngmángto help
我们wǒmenwe
一整天yì zhěng tiāna whole day
最zuìmost
重的zhòng deheavy
东西dōngxithings
是shìwere
冰箱bīngxiāngthe fridge
和héand
沙发shāfāthe sofa
新家xīn jiāthe new home
的de's
厨房chúfángkitchen
比bǐthan
以前yǐqiánbefore
在zàiin
客厅kètīngthe living room
放了fàng leput
一个yí gèa
书架shūjiàbookshelf
卧室里wòshì lǐin the bedroom
有yǒu(there) is
一张yì zhānga
大床dà chuángbig bed
很hěnvery
累lèitiring
但是dànshìbut
值得zhídéworth it
现在xiànzàinow
喜欢xǐhuanlike
这个zhè gèthis
打算dǎsuanplan to
请qǐnginvite
吃饭chī fànfor a meal

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