#19 - 訪問剛買房子的台灣人，在台灣買房子容易嗎? Buying an apartment in Taiwan: Easy or Not? Interview with a New Homeowner feat. 心恩 (Xīn ēn)

- 為什麼心恩想要買房子? Why does Xin’en want to buy an apartment? 晉升 jìn shēng - to be promoted, elevated 閨蜜 guī mì - best friend (usually female) 任務 rèn wù - task, mission 跨縣市 kuà xiàn shì - cross-county/city, spanning across counties/cities 屏東 Píng dōng - a county in Taiwan 就業 jiù yè - employment, to be employed 高雄 Gāo xióng - a city in Taiwan 對方 duì fāng - the other person 負擔 fù dān - burden, to bear the cost or responsibility - 租房子不好嗎? Is renting a place not a good option? 頭期款 tóu qī kuǎn - down payment 筆 bǐ - measure word for a sum of money 資金 zī jīn - funds/capital 房貸 fáng dài - housing loan/mortgage 升息 shēng xī - interest rate hike 契機 qì jī - opportunity/occasion 歸屬 guī shǔ - (sense of) belonging 套房 tào fáng - suite/apartment 雙人床 shuāng rén chuáng - double bed 衛浴 wèi yù - bathroom 相對之下 xiāng duì zhī xià - by comparison 摩擦 mó cā - friction/conflict 雙方 shuāng fāng - both sides/parties 脾氣上來 pí qì shàng lái - lose temper/get angry 精準 jīng zhuǎn - accurate/precise - 在台灣，容易找到合適的房子嗎? Is it easy to find a suitable accommodation in Taiwan? 渴望度 kěwàng dù - degree of desire 迫切 pòqiè - urgent 積極的 jījí de - proactively 空閒 kòngxián - free time 走馬看花 zǒumǎ kànhuā - (an idiom) superficially look at something without careful consideration 心目中 xīnmù zhōng - in one's mind 房市 fángshì - housing market 前陣子 qián zhènzi - some time ago 漲 zhǎng - rise (in price) 價位 jiàwèi - price range 階段 jiēduàn - stage, phase 調整 tiáozhěng - adjustment 下修 xiàxiū - reduction, lower (in price) 議價 yì jià - bargaining, negotiation for the price 物件 wù jiàn - object/item/property 配合 pèi hé - cooperate/coordinate 房仲 fáng zhōng - real estate agent 成交 chéng jiāo - close a deal 收取 shōu qǔ - charge 砍價 kǎn jià - haggle/bargain 符合 fú hé - conform to/suit/match 慷慨 kāng kǎi - generous/open-handed - 如果想要在台灣買房子，心恩給的建議 What advice would Xin’en give to someone who wants to buy a place in Taiwan? 接洽 jiēchá - contact, communicate with 機緣 jīyuán - opportunity, chance 交集 jiāo jí - intersection, overlap 丟 diū - give, send (informal) 關注 guānzhù - pay attention to, follow 白白 báibái - in vain, for nothing 銷售 xiāo shòu - sale 契合 qì hé - compatibility 金額 jīn é - amount of money 抓預算 zhuā yù suàn - set a budget 法拍屋 fǎ pāi wū - foreclosed house 多繞一些彎 duō rào yī xiē wān - take a detour 虧 kuī - loss, deficit 信用破產 xìn yòng pò chǎn - (of credit) bankruptcy  氣場 qì chǎng - energy field, atmosphere 神奇 shén qí - magical, mystical 法器 fǎ qì - talisman, magical instrument 採光 cǎi guāng - lighting, illumination 對流 duì liú - convection, air flow 衡量 héng liáng - weigh, measure 十全十美 shí quán shí měi - (an idiom) perfect, flawless Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀 I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review! Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast