[Real-Life Chinese] 九十后租房 - House hunting as a post-90s renter- Douyin Script
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In this post, we’ll break down a short Douyin (Chinese TikTok) video where a young woman introduces the apartment she just rented. You’ll learn useful vocabulary, sentence structures, and natural expressions that you can use in everyday conversation.
📽️ The Script: Renting a New Apartment
Original Chinese:
九十后第五天租房。 看一下我今天又租到了一套怎么样的房子。 哇这客厅好大！ 这套房子呢？ 我也是找了好久好久才找到。 来看一下格局 每个房间的格局都是非常的不错。 最重要的是精装。 我就喜欢住这种干净的房间。 来干湿分离的洗手间。 带你看一下我的房间吧！ 我的房间也很大！ 还有衣帽间。 好了！下期不见不散！
Pinyin:
jiǔshí hòu dì wǔ tiān zūfáng. kàn yīxià wǒ jīntiān yòu zū dàole yī tào zěnme yàng de fángzi. wa zhè kètīng hào dà! zhè tào fángzi ne? wǒ yěshì zhǎole hǎojiǔ hǎojiǔ cái zhǎodào. lái kàn yīxià géjú. měi gè fángjiān de géjú dōu shì fēicháng de bùcuò. zuì zhòngyào de shì jīngzhuāng. wǒ jiù xǐhuān zhù zhè zhǒng gānjìng de fángjiān. lái gān-shī fēnlí de xǐshǒujiān. dài nǐ kàn yīxià wǒ de fángjiān ba. wǒ de fángjiān yě hěn dà. hái yǒu yīmàojiān. hǎole xiàqī bùjiàn bú sàn!
English Translation:
Day 5 of house hunting as a post-90s renter!
Let me show you the new place I rented today.
Wow — look at how big the living room is!
This apartment—
I spent a really long time looking before I found it.
Let’s check out the layout.
Every room’s layout is really nice.
The best part? It’s fully furnished and beautifully decorated.
I love living in clean, tidy rooms like this.
Here’s the bathroom—it has wet-dry separation.
Let me show you my bedroom.
It’s also really big—
And there’s even a walk-in closet!
Alright, that’s it for now. See you next time—don’t miss it!
🧠 Useful Vocabulary Highlights
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 九十后 | jiǔshí hòu | Post-90s generation (born after 1990) |
| 看一下 | kàn yīxià | Have a quick look |
| 租到了 | zū dàole | Successfully rented |
| 好久好久 | hǎojiǔ hǎojiǔ | A very long time |
| 格局 | géjú | Layout (of a room or apartment) |
| 精装 | jīngzhuāng | Fully furnished, nicely decorated |
| 干湿分离 | gān-shī fēnlí | Wet-dry separation (in bathrooms) |
| 衣帽间 | yīmàojiān | Walk-in closet |
| 不见不散 | bùjiàn bú sàn | "Don’t miss it!" (lit. “Don’t leave until we meet”) |
📚 Grammar Structures to Notice
1. "一套怎么样的房子"
一套 (yī tào): measure word for sets, apartments
怎么样的 (zěnme yàng de): what kind / what type of
📝 Example: 你喜欢什么样的衣服？(What kind of clothes do you like?)
2. 好 + adjective
哇这客厅好大
Emphatic spoken structure: "so + adjective"
Example: 好漂亮 = so beautiful, 好冷 = so cold
3. 才 + verb
找了好久好久才找到
才 expresses that something happened after a delay or effort.
Structure: [did X for a long time] + 才 + [result]
4. Noun + 呢
这套房子呢？
呢 used for topic introduction or soft questioning.
Example: 你最近呢？(How have you been recently?)
Example: 我现在住的地方呢，特别方便。
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