这房子有点漏水
“Well, this place leaks,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Didn't you say you'd stay till it's sold?”
这房子 有点漏水
“Well, this place leaks,”
“and since we're selling it, I figured I'd move out first.”
“Living here has become too troublesome, so I'm leaving early.”
Chinese speakers often cite external, objective inconveniences (like plumbing or household defects) to justify abrupt personal decisions smoothly without inviting emotional pushback.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
leaking a little water
Use '有点' before a verb phrase or adjective to soften the severity of an unpleasant defect.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“The bathroom is indeed leaking.”
“Last time there was a leak at home, it also took several days to reach him.”
“What if this bathtub leaks and the water gets into my room?”
“Didn't the community already assess the situation? The leak is his own problem.”
“Everything is normal. No leaks. Good.”
“I think there's something wrong with that wall over there.”