物业工作人员
Hello, property office.
Beginner · 7-9 min
Report a Leaking Faucet联系物业报修漏水的水龙头
After this scene, you can report a leaking faucet to the property office, describe how serious it is, follow a temporary instruction, give your apartment address, and arrange a maintenance visit.
Learning
Scene setup
You are at home in your rented apartment when the kitchen faucet keeps dripping even after you close it tightly. In many residential compounds, residents can contact the property office for basic repair coordination. The staff may first ask you to shut the water valve to limit the leak, then arrange a maintenance worker. You call the property office, describe the problem, give your apartment number, and agree on a repair time.
Core dialogue
你
Hello. The faucet in my kitchen is leaking. Could you send someone to take a look?
物业工作人员
Is the leak serious?
你
It keeps dripping, and closing it tightly does not help.
物业工作人员
There is a water valve under the sink. Please turn it off first.
你
Okay, I have turned it off. It is not leaking now.
物业工作人员
Which building and apartment do you live in?
你
Building 3, Unit 2, apartment 802.
物业工作人员
Okay. I will have the maintenance worker come over at 2 p.m. Is that okay?
你
Yes. Do I need to wait at home?
物业工作人员
Yes. The maintenance worker will call you when he arrives.
你
Okay, thank you.
Key phrases
Pick a phrase and see what it means here, and how to reuse it.
Phrase Card
Phrase 1 of 6
lòu漏shuǐ水
leak water
From the dialogue
你:您好，我家厨房的水龙头漏水了，能找人来看看吗？
Hello. The faucet in my kitchen is leaking. Could you send someone to take a look?
Use it here
Use 漏水 when water escapes from a faucet, pipe, appliance, or other place.
Say it another way
- shuǐ水lóng龙tóu头lòu漏shuǐ水le了。
The faucet is leaking.
- shuǐ水guǎn管yǒu有diǎn点lòu漏shuǐ水。
The pipe is leaking a little.
- xiàn现zài在bú不lòu漏shuǐ水le了。
It is not leaking now.
Patterns
Pick a pattern and see how it helps you say new things in the same scene.
Pattern Card
Pattern 1 of 3
Place + 的 + Item + Problem + 了
Name the location, object, and problem in one repair report.
地点的物品问题了
地点 = where the problem is
物品 = the fixture or appliance
问题 = what is wrong
From dialogue
- chú厨fáng房de的shuǐ水lóng龙tóu头lòu漏shuǐ水le了。
The faucet in the kitchen is leaking.
Try also
- wèi卫shēng生jiān间de的shuǐ水guǎn管lòu漏shuǐ水le了。
The pipe in the bathroom is leaking.
- wò卧shì室de的dēng灯huài坏le了。
The light in the bedroom is broken.
Common mistakes
Small fixes that make your Chinese sound natural.
1. Use 漏水 for a water leak
Not natural
厨房的水龙头掉水了。
Natural
厨房的水龙头漏水了。
Why
漏水 is the natural repair expression for water escaping from a faucet or pipe.
2. Keep the result complement 关紧 together
Not natural
水龙头关了紧也没用。
Natural
水龙头关紧了也没用。
Why
紧 is the result of 关 and stays directly after the verb.
3. Say 几号楼, not 几楼号
Not natural
您住几楼号几室？
Natural
您住几号楼几室？
Why
The building-number question uses number + 号 + 楼.
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