2010年之前，整个泰国几乎没有中国购房者的身影，而近几年，当地中国购房者的数量几乎呈爆炸式增长。
相比选择美国、澳大利亚等热门地区的投资者而言，中国购房者对泰国房产感兴趣的原因并不陌生，主要来自教育、医疗、生活方式、价格、娱乐、投资等各方面。
作为国际大都会，曼谷1100万长住人口中有超过300万的外国人。
生活成本低廉让很多外国人对曼谷趋之若鹜。
根据泰国法律规定，年满50岁的外国人可以申请长时间居留泰国的养老签证。
高品质的医疗服务和实惠的价格也让更多人想在泰国养老。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 年 | nián | year |
| 之前 | zhī qián | before / prior to |
| 整 | zhěng | (bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 泰国 | Tài guó | Thailand |
| 几乎 | jī hū | almost; nearly; practically |
| 没有 | méi yǒu | doesn't exist / to not be |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 购 | gòu | to buy / to purchase |
| 房 | fáng | house / room / branch of an extended family |
| 者 | zhě | (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... / (after a noun) person involved in ... / -er / -ist |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 身影 | shēn yǐng | silhouette / figure |
| 而 | ér | but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates contrast) |
| 近 | jìn | near / close to |
| 几 | jǐ | several / a few |
| 当地 | dāng dì | local |
| 数量 | shù liàng | amount; quantity / (math.) scalar quantity |
| 呈 | chéng | to present to a superior / to present (a certain appearance) / to assume (a shape) / to be (a certain color) |
| 爆炸 | bào zhà | explosion |
| 式 | shì | type / form / pattern / style |
| 增长 | zēng zhǎng | to grow; to increase |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ | to compare |
| 选择 | xuǎn zé | to select; to pick |
| 美国 | Měi guó | United States; USA; US |
| 澳大利亚 | Ào dà lì yà | Australia |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 热门 | rè mén | popular; hot; in vogue |
| 地区 | dì qū | region; area (informal or geographical term) |
| 投资者 | tóu zī zhě | investor |
| 言 | yán | to say / to talk |
| 对 | duì | towards; at; for / concerning; regarding |
| 房产 | fáng chǎn | real estate / the property market (e.g. houses) |
| 感兴趣 | gǎn xìng qù | to be interested |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause / origin / root cause / reason |
| 并 | bìng | (not) at all |
| 不 | bù | no; not so |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange; unfamiliar |
| 主要 | zhǔ yào | main; principal; major; primary |
| 来自 | lái zì | to come from (a place) |
| 教育 | jiào yù | education |
| 医疗 | yī liáo | medical treatment |
| 生活 | shēng huó | life / livelihood |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc) |
| 价格 | jià gé | price |
| 娱乐 | yú lè | entertainment / recreation / amusement / hobby / fun / joy |
| 投资 | tóu zī | investment |
| 各 | gè | each / every |
| 方面 | fāng miàn | respect / aspect / field / side |
| 作为 | zuò wéi | one's conduct / deed / activity / accomplishment / achievement / as (in the capacity of) / qua |
| 国际 | guó jì | international |
| 大都会 | dà dū huì | major city / metropolis |
| 曼谷 | Màn gǔ | Bangkok, capital of Thailand |
| 万 | wàn | ten thousand / a great number |
| 长 | cháng | long |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to reside; to stay |
| 人口 | rén kǒu | population / people |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 超过 | chāo guò | to surpass / to exceed / to outstrip |
| 外国人 | wài guó rén | foreigner |
| 成本 | chéng běn | (manufacturing, production etc) costs |
| 低廉 | dī lián | cheap / inexpensive / low |
| 让 | ràng | to permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc) |
| 很多 | hěn duō | many; a lot of |
| 趋之若鹜 | qū zhī ruò wù | to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable |
| 根据 | gēn jù | according to / based on |
| 法律 | fǎ lǜ | law |
| 规定 | guī dìng | regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
| 满 | mǎn | to fill / to reach the limit / to satisfy |
| 岁 | suì | classifier for years (of age) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can / may / possible / able to |
| 申请 | shēn qǐng | to apply for sth |
| 时间 | shí jiān | time |
| 居 | jū | to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill |
| 留 | liú | to stay / to remain |
| 养老 | yǎng lǎo | to provide for the elderly (family members) / to enjoy a life in retirement |
| 签证 | qiān zhèng | visa |
| 高 | gāo | high / tall / above average / loud |
| 品质 | pǐn zhì | character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service) |
| 服务 | fú wù | service |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 实惠 | shí huì | cheap / economical / advantageous (deal) / substantial (discount) |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 更多 | gèng duō | more; greater in amount, degree, or number |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 想 | xiǎng | to desire; to want (to) |
| 在 | zài | (of sb or sth) to be (located) at |