中介
This is the handover form. It lists two door keys, one access card, and the readings from the water, electricity, and gas meters.
Beginner · 8-10 min
Collect the Keys and Check the Apartment领取钥匙并完成房屋交接
After this scene, you can check a rental handover form, photograph meter readings, test appliances, report issues for recording, sign the form, receive keys and an access card, and ask about replacements.
Learning
Scene setup
You meet the real estate agent at the apartment after signing the lease. Before accepting the keys, you compare the water, electricity, and gas meter readings with the handover form, photograph the apartment's current condition, and test the appliances so existing problems can be recorded. Once everything is confirmed, you sign the handover form and take two door keys and one access card, while learning how replacements are handled if they are lost.
Core dialogue
你
Okay. I'll take photos of the meter readings first.
中介
Sure. You can photograph both the apartment's condition and the meter readings.
你
Should I check the appliances too?
中介
Yes. Turn on each appliance and test it. If there is a problem, I'll record it and contact the landlord to handle it.
你
I tested all of them. They are working normally.
中介
Okay. Once you confirm there are no problems, sign the handover form.
你
I've checked it. There are no problems, and I've signed it.
中介
Okay. Please keep the keys and access card safe.
你
Can these items be replaced if they are lost?
中介
It is best not to lose them. The access card can be replaced at the property office, but if all the keys are lost, the lock has to be replaced.
你
Okay, understood.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 6
jiāo交fáng房dān单
apartment handover form
From the dialogue
中介:这是交房单。两把房门钥匙、一张门禁卡，水表、电表和燃气表的读数都写在上面了。
This is the handover form. It lists two door keys, one access card, and the readings from the water, electricity, and gas meters.
中介:好的，确认没问题就在交房单上签字。
Okay. Once you confirm there are no problems, sign the handover form.
Use it here
Use 交房单 for the document recording what is handed over and the apartment's condition.
Say it another way
- zhè这shì是jiāo交fáng房dān单。
This is the handover form.
- qǐng请kàn看yí一xià下jiāo交fáng房dān单。
Please check the handover form.
- zài在jiāo交fáng房dān单shàng上qiān签zì字。
Sign the handover form.
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
先 + Verb + 一下 + Item
State the first quick check you want to complete.
先动作一下对象
动作 = photograph, check, record, and so on
对象 = the item being checked
From dialogue
- wǒ我xiān先pāi拍yí一xià下biǎo表de的dú读shù数。
I'll photograph the meter readings first.
Try also
- wǒ我xiān先kàn看yí一xià下jiāo交fáng房dān单。
I'll check the handover form first.
- wǒ我xiān先shǔ数yí一xià下yào钥shi匙。
I'll count the keys first.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Use 读数 for a meter value
Not natural
我先拍一下水表的阅读。
Natural
我先拍一下水表的读数。
Why
读数 is the value shown on a meter; 阅读 is the act of reading text.
2. Keep 正常 before 使用
Not natural
电器可以使用正常。
Natural
电器可以正常使用。
Why
正常 modifies the action 使用 and therefore comes before it.
3. Use 补办 for a replacement card
Not natural
门禁卡丢了可以补充。
Natural
门禁卡丢了可以补办。
Why
补办 means obtain a replacement for a card or document; 补充 means add more content or quantity.
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