厨房你就自己搞定了 用不了多少钱的
“But you can set up a kitchen here yourself. It won't cost much.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不是很方便 厕所嘞 就没办法的啦
“That can be a problem. For the bathroom, I can't help you with that.”
厨房你就 自己搞定 了 用不了多少钱 的
“But you can set up a kitchen here yourself. It won't cost much.”
“Most importantly, the rent is low.”
“The kitchen conditions are poor, but you can manage it yourself since the low rent is what really matters.”
When renting in tier-one or tier-two Chinese cities or bustling areas, cheaper rent often comes with compromises on living conditions (such as no private bathroom or having to set up a makeshift kitchen yourself). Landlords frequently persuade young tenants entering society by emphasizing how much money they can save.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to handle or take care of something by oneself
A high-frequency colloquial collocation; 'gaoding' often means successfully completing a task or solving a problem.
costs very little; won't cost much
A common colloquial phrase used to ease someone's worries about expenses and persuade them to accept a condition or spend money.
Sentence-final particle paired with 'yong bu liao' to add emphasis and express confident deduction, boosting persuasive force.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why don't we just renovate the kitchen? Wouldn't that solve it?”
“It's already good enough as long as I can earn enough to pay the utility fees.”
“The kitchen isn't a place just anyone can enter.”
“Everything at home adds up to less than 20,000.”
“You have no idea how much money you save by cooking at home.”
“It was just a stove.”