By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
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IC1 Lesson 17 Dialogue 1: Finding a Better Place

Vocabulary

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	ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	English Definition
	ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	English Definition
	1	吵		chǎo	to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise
	2	连	連	lián	surname Lian; to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也 , 都 etc) even
	3	做饭	做飯	zuò fàn	to prepare a meal; to cook
	4	报纸	報紙	bào zhǐ	newspaper; Classifiers: 份
	5	广告	廣告	guǎnggào	to advertise; a commercial; advertisement; Classifiers: 项
	6	附近		fù jìn	(in the) vicinity; nearby; neighboring; next to
	7	套		tào	to cover; classifier for sets and collections, for example, a set of sofa 一套沙发
	8	公寓		gōng yù	apartment building; block of flats; Classifiers: 套
	9	出租		chū zū	to rent
	10	走路		zǒu lù	to walk
	11	分钟	分鐘	fēnzhōng	minute
	12	卧室	臥室	wò shì	bedroom; Classifiers: 间
	13	厨房	廚房	chú fáng	kitchen; Classifiers: 间
	14	卫生间	衛生間	wèishēngjiān	bathroom; toilet; WC; Classifiers: 间
	15	客厅	客廳	kè tīng	living room; Classifiers: 间
	16	家具		jiā jù	furniture; Classifiers: 件
	17	可能		kě néng	might； probable; possibility; maybe; perhaps; Classifiers: 个

Character

	ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	English Definition
	ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	English Definition
	1	吵		chǎo	to quarrel; to make a noise; noisy; to disturb by making a noise
	2	连	連	lián	surname Lian; to link; to join; to connect; continuously; in succession; including; (used with 也 , 都 etc) even; company (military)
	3	做		zuò	to do; to make; to produce
	4	饭	飯	fàn	food; cuisine; cooked rice; meal; Classifiers: 碗
	5	报	報	bào	to announce; to inform; report; newspaper； Classifiers: 份
	6	纸	紙	zhǐ	paper; Classifiers: 张 ; classifier for documents, letter etc
	7	广	廣	guǎng	surname Guang; wide; to spread
	8	告		gào	to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue
	9	附		fù	to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached
	10	近		jìn	near; close to; approximately
	11	套		tào	to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; a set of; a collection of
	12	公		gōng	public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 ; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)
	13	寓		yù	to reside; to imply; to contain; residence
	14	出		chū	to go out; to come out
	15	租		zū	to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax
	16	走		zǒu	to walk; to go
	17	路		lù	surname Lu; road; Classifiers: 条 ; journey; route; line (bus etc); sort; kind
	18	分		fēn	to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute; a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
	19	钟	鍾, 鐘	zhōng	surname Zhong; variant of 钟 ; clock; o’clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; Classifiers: 架
	20	卧	臥	wò	to lie; to crouch
	21	室		shì	room; work unit
	22	厨	廚	chú	kitchen
	23	房		fáng	surname Fang; house; room; Classifiers: 间
	24	卫	衛	wèi	surname Wei; to guard; to protect; to defend; abbr. for 卫生 , hygiene; health; abbr. for 卫生间 , toilet
	25	生		shēng	to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student

	26	间	間	jiān	between; among; within a definite time or space; room; section of a room ; classifier for rooms
	27	客		kè	customer; visitor; guest
	28	厅	廳	tīng	(reception) hall; living room; office
	29	家	傢	jiā	home; family; classifier for families or businesses; noun Classifiers: 个
	30	具		jù	tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
	31	可		kě	can; may; able to; to approve; to permit;
	32	能		néng	can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy; can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy

第十七课 课文一  Text:

王朋在学校的宿舍住了两个学期了。他觉得宿舍太吵，睡不好觉，房间太小，连电脑都放不下，再说也没有地方可以做饭，很不方便，所以准备下个学期搬出去住。他找房子找了一个多月了，可是还没有找到合适的。刚才他在报纸上看到了一个广告，说学校附近有一套公寓出租，离学校很近，走路只要五分钟，很方便。公寓有一个卧室，一个厨房，一个客厅，还带家具。王朋觉得这套公寓可能对他很合适。

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L17D1 Text with Pinyin (in PDF)

 Worksheets:

• L17D1 Chinese Character Worksheets
• L17D1 Chinese Vocabulary Worksheets
• L17D1 Text Worksheet
• L17D1 Oral Performance Rent an Apartment 出租公寓
• l17 part 1 Worksheets for Grammar and Language Practice

Quizlet for IC1 L17D1