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公寓 gong1 yu4 apartment 

栋「棟」dong4 measure word for houses or buildings

层「層」ceng2 measure word for layers, floors of a building

搬家 ban1 jia1 to move

房东「房東」fang2 dong1 landlord

房租 fang2 zu1 rent for a room or a house

出租 chu1 zu1 to rent

合租 he2 zu1 co-renting, to rent together

签合同「簽合同」qian1 he2 tong2 to sign a contract

地板 di4 ban3 floor

墙壁「牆壁」qiang2 bi4 wall

阳台「陽台」yang2 tai2 balcony

电梯「電梯」dian4 ti1 elevator

楼梯「樓梯」lou2 ti1 stairs

窗户「窗戶」chuang1 hu window

家具 jia1 ju4 furniture

家用电器「家用電器」jia1 yong4 dian4 qi4 household electric appliances

家电「家電」jia1 dian4 abbreviation for 家用电器

空调 kong1 tiao2 air conditioning

洗衣机「洗衣機」 xi3 yi1 ji1 washing machine

烘干机「烘乾機」 hong1 gan1 ji1 clothes dryer 

冰箱 bing1 xiang1 refrigerator

桌子zhuo1 zi table

椅子 yi3 zi chair

炉子「爐子」 lu2 zi stove

烤箱 kao3 xiang1 oven

微波炉「微波爐」 wei1 bo1 lu2 microwave

洗碗机「洗碗機」 xi3 wan3 ji1 dishwasher

沙发「沙發」 sha1 fa1 sofa

茶几 cha2 ji1 coffee table

灯「燈」 deng1 light, lamp

书柜「書櫃」shu1 gui4 bookshelf

垃圾桶 la1 ji1 tong3 trashcan 

厨房「廚房」 chu2 fang2 kitchen

卫生间「衛生間」 wei4 sheng1 jian1 bathroom, restroom

厕所「廁所」 ce4 suo3 toilet

客厅「客廳」ke4 ting1 living room

卧房「臥房」wo4 fang2 bedroom

她和其他三个女孩合租一套房子。She rents a house with 3 other girls.

An Overview of Note-Taking Styles

右 = yòu = right, right-wing politics

This one is pretty straightforward: 右 is the physical right side of things. 右手(yòu shǒu) is your right hand, 右边 (yòu bian) of something is the right side of it, and 右箭头 (yòu jiàn tóu) is an arrow that points to the right.

左右 (zuǒ yòu) is literally left-right, and it means “more or less”. So for instance, if you want to tell your friend you’ll come over around 10, you can say 我十点左右来 (wǒ shí diǎn zuǒyòu lái). On the political side, 右派 (yòu pài) is the right-wing party, and 极右翼 (jí yòu yì) would be the extreme right.