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I’ve been idly looking at moving to a new apartment lately (looks like I won’t be moving after all – a good thing, too, because I like my current place), and I typically use the Chinese property search sites instead of the foreign ones. The prices are a<\/em>bout 4 times as high on the English sites made for foreigners, and the properties they offer there are often aimed at high-rolling executives. It helps quite a bit to be able to browse the Chinese listings, so I’m doing a few here. This is solidly advanced stuff. Local place names abound, so you have to be able to at least guess when something is or isn’t a proper noun, and because we’re working with real estate classifieds, a few words are shortened to save space or the formal version is used to sound professional.
Mandarin Chinese Reading: How and wher to Find an Apartment in BeijingOne thing to bear in mind if you’re actually looking for an apartment in China is that quite a few of the pictures are fake, are from other houses in the same compound, or if you’re dealing with an agency, you should know that most places o<\/em>nline have been rented already, but the agencies have left the ads up in hopes you’ll call them anyway and they can show you something else.
You really do have to go hunt around in person in China, but o<\/em>nline apartment hunting can give you a few valuable pieces of info: what types of apartments are available in which areas (o<\/em>nly old buildings? skyrises? hutong-houses?), which complexes are newer and have nicer amenities, and what apartments in a particular area usually go for.
Here are three of the best and most popular Beijing real estate websites, if you want to practice on your own:
bj.58.com\/zufang\/
beijing.anjuke.com
zu.soufun.com\/
I’m going to list and translate a few different Beijing listings here, but I won’t l<\/em>ink to the original listings as I imagine they’ll come down fairly fast, so I’ll just show a couple of photos. You can visit the l<\/em>inks above for similar stuff. I’m taking some examples from a little spectrum: one crappy (and very very typical) older apartment near Beijing, a cheaper and nicer apartment in the distant suburbs of Beijing, a high-rolling super luxury apartment city-center, and a traditional-style siheyuan home.
You’ll see a lot of similarities between real estate and property listings in Beijing or anywher, but a couple of major points of local flavor:
\u62bc\u4e00\u4ed8\u4e09\u3000- This indicates how rent is paid. In Beijing, rent is not paid monthly. It can either be paid every three months, every six months, or you can pay the whole year in advance. This indicates rent is to be paid every 3 mo<\/em>nths (\u4ed8\u4e09), which is by far the most common way to pay, and that a one-mo<\/em>nth deposit will be required (\u62bc\u4e00).
\u671d\u5411\u5357\u5317 – Man, the Chinese sure do care which way their apartment faces. People here will flat-out turn down an east\/west facing place if they can afford to. The best apartments, apparently, face south \/ north, so you get sun all day, but it’s not blasting in your windows. Less ideal is when a place faces east \/ west – and people here care SO MUCH a<\/em>bout this, that you can get a cheaper place if you don’t care that it faces east\/west (though for haggling purposes, you’re better off pretending you do care). This is why the direction is front and center.
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\u4eab\u53d7 – xi\u01ceng shòu – To live it up
\u6237\u578b – hù xíng – Type of house
\u4f4f\u5b85 – zhù zhái – Residence (usually apartment)
\u6240\u5c5e – su\u01d2 sh\u01d4 – Belo<\/em>nging to, comprising
\u73af\u5c9b – huán d\u01ceo – Traffic rounda<\/em>bout
\u57ce\u94c1 – chéng ti\u011b – High speed rail
\u5de1\u67e5 – xún chá – To patrol
\u5468\u8fb9 – zh\u014du bi\u0101n – Nearby
\u5165\u4f4f – rù zhù – To move in [to a house]
\u5bbd\u5e26 – ku\u0101n dài – Broadband
\u8c6a\u534e – háo huá – Luxurious
\u88c5\u4fee – zhu\u0101ng xi\u016b – Interior decor
\u5e73\u623f – píng fáng – Buangalow (separate house)<\/p>\n

Title: \u8d85\u4f4e\u7684\u4ef7\u683c \u7f8e\u597d\u7684\u4eab\u53d7 \u5c31\u5728\u4eac\u901a\u82d1 ,3\u5ba4\u7cbe\u88c5\u4fee
\u79df\u91d1\u4ef7\u683c\uff1a 3200 \u5143\/\u6708 \u3000\u62bc\u4e00\u4ed8\u4e09\u3000
\u623f\u5c4b\u6237\u578b\uff1a 3\u5ba41\u53851\u536b\u3000108\u33a1
\u623f\u5c4b\u60c5\u51b5\uff1a \u666e\u901a\u4f4f\u5b85 \u7cbe\u88c5\u4fee\u3000\u671d\u5411\u5357\u5317\u3000
\u6240\u5c5e\u697c\u5c42\uff1a 6\u5c42\/6\u5c42
\u6240\u5728\u533a\u57df\uff1a \u671d\u9633 – \u7ba1\u5e84 – \u4eac\u901a\u82d1
\u6240\u5728\u5730\u5740\uff1a \u671d\u9633\u8def\u6768\u95f8\u73af\u5c9b\u897f\u5317\u89d2 \uff08\u4ea4\u901a\u5730\u56fe\uff09<\/p>\n

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\u79df\u91d1\u4ef7\u683c\uff1a 2900 \u5143\/\u6708 \u3000\u62bc\u4e00\u4ed8\u4e09\u3000
\u623f\u5c4b\u6237\u578b\uff1a 2\u5ba42\u53851\u536b\u300089\u33a1
\u623f\u5c4b\u60c5\u51b5\uff1a \u666e\u901a\u4f4f\u5b85 \u7b80\u5355\u88c5\u4fee\u3000\u671d\u5411\u4e1c\u897f\u3000
\u6240\u5c5e\u697c\u5c42\uff1a 2\u5c42\/6\u5c42
\u6240\u5728\u533a\u57df\uff1a \u901a\u5dde – \u679c\u56ed – \u7fe0\u5c4f\u91cc
\u6240\u5728\u5730\u5740\uff1a \u901a\u5dde\u533a\u679c\u56ed\u73af\u5c9b\u5357700\u7c73
1.\u5c0f\u533a\u4f4d\u4e8e\u679c\u56ed\u57ce\u94c1\u7ad9\u5357\u4fa7\uff0c\u7eff\u5316\u9762\u79ef\u8fbe50%\uff0c\u670924\u5c0f\u65f6\u4fdd\u5b89\u5de1\u67e5\u3002
2.\u5468\u8fb9\u914d\u5957\u8bbe\u65bd\u9f50\u5168\uff0c\u6709\u82cf\u8377\u65f6\u4ee3\u8d2d\u7269\u5e7f\u573a\u3001\u7269\u7f8e\u5927\u5356\u573a\uff0c\u5317\u673a\u83dc\u5e02\u573a\u3002
3.\u51fa\u95e8\u5c31\u662f\u679c\u56ed\u57ce\u94c1\u7ad9\uff0c\u5468\u8fb9\u8fd8\u6709\u591a\u8def\u516c\u4ea4\u8f66\u7ad9\u53ef\u76f4\u8fbe\u5927\u5317\u7a91\u3002<\/p>\n

Title:\u62ce\u5305\u5165\u4f4f\u5317\u4eac\u661f\u6cb3\u6e7e3\u671f\u5168\u65b0\u5730\u6696\u623f\u6b27\u5f0f\u8c6a\u88c54\u5c45\u3001\u54c1\u5473\u9ad8\u8d35\u751f\u6d3b\u73af\u5883
\u79df \u91d1\uff1a43000\u5143\/\u6708 (\u62bc\u4e00\u4ed8\u4e09)
\u9762\u79ef \uff1a353\u33a1
\u6237\u578b\uff1a 3\u5ba42\u53854\u536b
\u88c5\u4fee\uff1a \u8c6a\u534e\u88c5\u4fee
\u697c\u5c42\uff1a 23\/33
\u671d\u5411\uff1a \u5357\u5317
\u5165\u4f4f\uff1a \u968f\u65f6
\u5efa\u7b51\u5e74\u4ee3\uff1a 2009\u5e74
\u697c\u76d8\uff1a\u661f\u6cb3\u6e7e \u671d\u9633
\u914d\u7f6e\uff1a \u7535\u8bdd\uff0c\u70ed\u6c34\u5668\uff0c\u7a7a\u8c03\uff0c\u51b0\u7bb1\uff0c\u6d17\u8863\u673a\uff0c\u5e8a\uff0c\u5bb6\u5177\uff0c \u5fae\u6ce2\u7089\uff0c\u53a8\u5177
\u8bbe\u65bd\uff1a \u6c34\uff0c\u7535\uff0c\u7164\u6c14\/\u5929\u7136\u6c14\uff0c\u6696\u6c14\uff0c\u6709\u7ebf\u7535\u89c6\uff0c\u5bbd\u5e26<\/p>\n

Title: \u4ec0\u5239\u6d77\u524d\u6d77\u56db\u5408\u9662 2\u5ba42\u5385110\u5e73\u7c73 \u8c6a\u534e\u88c5\u4fee
\u79df\u91d1\u4ef7\u683c\uff1a 11000 \u5143\/\u6708 \u3000\u62bc\u4e00\u4ed8\u4e09\u3000
\u623f\u5c4b\u6237\u578b\uff1a 2\u5ba42\u53851\u536b\u3000110\u33a1
\u623f\u5c4b\u60c5\u51b5\uff1a \u5e73\u623f \u8c6a\u534e\u88c5\u4fee\u3000\u671d\u5411\u5357\u3000
\u6240\u5c5e\u697c\u5c42\uff1a 1\u5c42\/2\u5c42
\u6240\u5728\u533a\u57df\uff1a \u897f\u57ce – \u4ec0\u5239\u6d77 – \u524d\u6d77\u56db\u5408\u9662
\u6240\u5728\u5730\u5740\uff1a \u524d\u6d77\u94f6\u952d\u6865\u9644\u8fd1
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Title: Super Low Price – Wo<\/em>nderful Lifestyle – Located at JingTongYuan, Three Beds Nice Decor
Rental Price: 3200 RMB \/ Mo<\/em>nth Paid in 3-mo<\/em>nth increments \u3000
Rooms: 3 beds, 1 living room, 1 bath, 108 square meters
Home type: Standard residence, nice decor, facing south \/ north
Which floor [in the building]: Floor 6 of 6
District \/ location: Chaoyang – Guanzhuang – JingTongYuan
Address: ChaoYang Raod, YangZha Rounda<\/em>bout, Northwest Corner (transportation map [l<\/em>ink])<\/p>\n

Title: “Seeing is Believing” GuoYuan Rail Station – Low price Rental in Cui Ping Li – Two-Bedroom – First come, first serve
Rental Price: 2900 RMB \/ Mo<\/em>nth Pay 3 mo<\/em>nths at a time
Rooms: 2 beds, 2 living rooms, 1 bath, 89 square meters
Home type: Standard residence, simple decor, facing east \/ west
Floor: Floor 2 of 6
District \/ location: To<\/em>ngZhou – GuoYuan – CuiPingLi
Address: To<\/em>ngZhou District, 700 meters south frmo the GuoYuan Rounda<\/em>bout
1. The apartment block is located on the south side of GuoYuan rail station, the area’s 50% greenery, and there are guards on patrol 24-hours
2. [You’ll have] a complete set of amenities nearby: there’s SuHe ShiDai Shopping Mall, WuMei Retail Store, and BeiJi Food Market
3. GuoYuan rail station is right outside the door, and close by there are also many bus stations with non-stop service to DaBeiYao.<\/p>\n

Title: Move in with just your handbag – Beijing’s XingHeWan Block 3, Completely New Warm Home in European Style with Stunning Decor – 4 bedrooms, experience [lit: taste] a grand living environment
Rental price: 43000 RMB \/ mo<\/em>nth (pay in 3 mo<\/em>nth increments)
Area: 353 square meters
Rooms: 3 beds, 2 living rooms, 4 baths
Decor: Luxurious Interior Decor
Floor: Floor 23 of 33
Direction: South \/ North
When you can move in: anytime
Built in: 2009
Property: XingHeWan (Star River Bay), ChaoYang
Includes: Phone, water heater, air conditioning, fridge, washing machine, bed, furniture, microwave, kitchen implements
Installed: Water, electricity, coal \/ natural gas, heating, landline, broadband<\/p>\n

Title: ShiChaHai QianHai Courtyard House, 2 beds 2 living rooms 110 square meters, Luxurious Decor
Rental Price: 11000 RMB \/ mo<\/em>nth Pay in 3 mo<\/em>nth increments \u3000
Rooms: 2 beds, 2 living rooms, 1 bath, 110 square meters
Home type: Bungalow, luxurious decor, facing south
Floor: Floor 1 of 2
Location: XiCheng – ShiChaHai – QianHai Courtyard
Address: In Qianhai near YinDing Bridge
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