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Rent or buy?

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Rent or buy?

我们wǒ men知道zhī dào现在xiàn zài很多hěn duō人rén不bù买mǎi房子fáng zi,选择xuǎn zé租zū房子fáng zi。

最近zuì jìn,时尚shí shàng品牌pǐn páiH&M准备zhǔn bèi开始kāi shǐ租zū衣服yī fu的de服务fú wù。

如果rú guǒ你nǐ是shì会员huì yuán,可以kě yǐ一yī次cì租zū三sān件jiàn衣服yī fu,每měi次cì租zū一yī个gè星期xīng qī,每měi一yī件jiàn衣服yī fu的de租金zū jīn大约dà yuē是shì255元yuán人民币rén mín bì。

这zhè部分bù fen可以kě yǐ租zū的de衣服yī fu都dōu是shì这zhè个gè公司gōng sī比较bǐ jiào贵guì的de产品chǎn pǐn。

你nǐ可以kě yǐ去qù商店shāng diàn里lǐ租zū,也yě可以kě yǐ在zài网上wǎng shang租zū。

很多hěn duō人rén认为rèn wéi这zhè对duì环境huán jìng也yě更gèng友好yǒu hǎo。

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Vocabulary 52 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我们 wǒ menwe; us; ourselves; our
知道 zhī dàoto know; to become aware of
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
人 rénperson; people
不 bùno; not so
买 mǎito buy / to purchase
房子 fáng zihouse / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room
选择 xuǎn zéto select; to pick
租 zūto hire / to rent / to charter / to rent out / to lease out
最近 zuì jìnrecently
时尚 shí shàngfashion / fad
品牌 pǐn páibrand; brand name
准备 zhǔn bèito prepare / to intend / to be about to
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
衣服 yī fuclothes
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
服务 fú wùservice
如果 rú guǒif; in case; in the event that
你 nǐyou
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
会员 huì yuánmember
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
一 yīone / single / a (article)
次 cìclassifier for enumerated events: time
三 sānthree / 3
件 jiànclassifier for events, things, clothes etc
每 měieach / every
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
星期 xīng qīweek
租金 zū jīnrent
大约 dà yuēapproximately
元 yuáncurrency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / era (of a reign) / (geology) eon
人民币 rén mín bìRenminbi, the official currency of the PRC (RMB or CNY)
这 zhèthis; these
部分 bù fenpart; portion; piece
都 dōuall; both; entirely
公司 gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
比较 bǐ jiàocomparatively / relatively / quite
贵 guìexpensive
产品 chǎn pǐngoods / merchandise / product
去 qùto go, to go to
商店 shāng diànstore; shop
里 lǐlining / interior / inside
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
网上 wǎng shangonline
认为 rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
对 duìtowards; at; for / concerning; regarding
环境 huán jìngenvironment / circumstances / surroundings
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
友好 yǒu hǎofriendly; amicable