| A | B |
| 租 to rent | zū |
| 房子 house | fáng zǐ |
| 一直 continuously | yī zhí |
| 楼梯 stairway | lóu tī |
| 走廊 hallway | zǒu láng |
| 大声 loudly; "in a big voice" | dà shēng |
| 打招呼 to greet | dǎ zhāo hū |
| 或(者) or | huò zhě |
| 开玩笑 to joke; to joke around | kāi wán xiào |
| 吵 to disturb; to make noise | chǎo |
| 睡不好觉 to not be able to sleep well | shuì bù hǎo jué |
| 隔壁 next door | gé bì |
| 自从 ever since; since | zì cóng |
| 篮球 basketball | lán qiú |
| 比赛 competition; to compete | bǐ sài |
| 激动 excited | jī dòng |
| 大喊大叫 to yell and shout | dà hǎn dà jiào |
| 受影响 to be affected; to be influenced | shòu yǐng xiǎng |
| 赶紧 in a hurried fashion; right away | gǎn jǐn |
| 翻到 to turn to | fān dào |
| 广告栏 ad columns; classified ads | guǎng gào lán |
| 出租 to rent out; to let | chū zū |
| 喂 (on the phone) hello | wèi |
| 套 a suite of | tào |
| 间 measure word for rooms | jiān |
| 卧室 bedroom | wò shì |
| 地毯 carpet | dì tǎn |
| 稍微 a little bit; somewhat | shāo wēi |
| 带 to be equipped with; to come with | dài |
| 租金 rent money | zū jīn |
| 试 to try | shì |
| 找不到 to not be able to find | zhǎo bù dào |
| 什么样 what kind | shén me yàng |
| 街 street | jiē |
| 体育场 sports field | tǐ yù cháng |
| 球迷 fan (of ball games; basketball, football, etc.) | qiú mí |
| ...的话 if | ...de huà |
| 理想 ideal | lǐ xiǎng |
| 瞒 to hide the truth from; to obscure | mán |
| ...室 room | ...shì |
| 厅 room; living room; an "outer" or more "public" room of a house | tīng |
| 厨房 kitchen | chú fáng |
| 包 to include | bāo |
| 水电 water and electricity | shuǐ diàn |
| 算 to count; to be counted as | suàn |
| 球场 ball court | qiú cháng |
| 环境 environment; surroundings | huán jìng |
| 后面 in the back; back | hòu miàn |
| 树林 woods | shù lín |
| 河 river | hé |
| 嗯 interjection indicating minor regret over an otherwise satisfactory situation | ēn |
| 交通 transportation | jiāo tōng |