Reporting a water leak to property management

QuestionAnswer
property management
物业wùyèwùyè
Property management is over there.
物业wùyè 在zài 那边nàbiān。wùyè zài nàbiān.
to file a repair request
报修bàoxiūbàoxiū
I have already called property management to file a repair request.
我wǒ 已经yǐjīng 给gěi 物业wùyè 打电话dǎdiànhuà 报修bàoxiū 了le。wǒ yǐjīng gěi wùyè dǎdiànhuà bàoxiū le.
to leak
漏水lòushuǐlòushuǐ
water pipe
水管shuǐguǎnshuǐguǎn
The water pipe is leaking.
水管shuǐguǎn 漏水lòushuǐ 了le。shuǐguǎn lòushuǐ le.
This water pipe is in the kitchen.
这个zhège 水管shuǐguǎn 在zài 厨房chúfáng 里lǐ。zhège shuǐguǎn zài chúfáng lǐ.
tap; faucet
水龙头shuǐlóngtóushuǐlóngtóu
The tap is leaking too.
水龙头shuǐlóngtóu 也yě 漏水lòushuǐ 了le。shuǐlóngtóu yě lòushuǐ le.
valve
阀门fáménfámén
Please close the valve.
请qǐng 关guān 阀门fámén。qǐng guān fámén.
main valve
总阀zǒngfázǒngfá
The main valve is in the kitchen.
总阀zǒngfá 在zài 厨房chúfáng 里lǐ。zǒngfá zài chúfáng lǐ.
Since the tap is leaking, close the main valve immediately.
既然jìrán 水龙头shuǐlóngtóu 漏水lòushuǐ 了le, 就jiù 马上mǎshàng 关guān 总阀zǒngfá。jìrán shuǐlóngtóu lòushuǐ le, jiù mǎshàng guān zǒngfá.
to repair
维修wéixiūwéixiū
maintenance worker
维修人员wéixiūrényuánwéixiūrényuán
The maintenance worker is repairing the tap.
维修人员wéixiūrényuán 正在zhèngzài 维修wéixiū 水龙头shuǐlóngtóu。wéixiūrényuán zhèngzài wéixiū shuǐlóngtóu.
to make a home visit
上门shàngménshàngmén
A maintenance worker will make a home visit today.
维修人员wéixiūrényuán 今天jīntiān 会huì 上门shàngmén。wéixiūrényuán jīntiān huì shàngmén.
to inspect; examine
检查jiǎnchájiǎnchá
Please inspect the water pipe first.
请qǐng 先xiān 检查jiǎnchá 水管shuǐguǎn。qǐng xiān jiǎnchá shuǐguǎn.
Please inspect the tap and the main valve.
请qǐng 检查jiǎnchá 水龙头shuǐlóngtóu 和hé 总阀zǒngfá。qǐng jiǎnchá shuǐlóngtóu hé zǒngfá.
malfunction
故障gùzhànggùzhàng
The valve has a fault.
阀门fámén 有yǒu 故障gùzhàng。fámén yǒu gùzhàng.
to be damaged
损坏sǔnhuàisǔnhuài
to replace
更换gēnghuàngēnghuàn
part; component
零件língjiànlíngjiàn
This part is damaged.
这个zhège 零件língjiàn 损坏sǔnhuài 了le。zhège língjiàn sǔnhuài le.
We need to replace the damaged part.
我们wǒmen 需要xūyào 更换gēnghuàn 损坏sǔnhuài 的de 零件língjiàn。wǒmen xūyào gēnghuàn sǔnhuài de língjiàn.
Since the part is damaged, it needs to be replaced.
既然jìrán 零件língjiàn 损坏sǔnhuài 了le, 就jiù 需要xūyào 更换gēnghuàn。jìrán língjiàn sǔnhuài le, jiù xūyào gēnghuàn.
cost; fee
费用fèiyòngfèiyòng
The repair cost is not high.
维修wéixiū 费用fèiyòng 不bù 高gāo。wéixiū fèiyòng bù gāo.
price quote
报价bàojiàbàojià
The repair cost is included in the price quote.
报价bàojià 里lǐ 有yǒu 维修wéixiū 费用fèiyòng。bàojià lǐ yǒu wéixiū fèiyòng.
receipt
收据shōujùshōujù
This is the receipt.
这zhè 是shì 收据shōujù。zhè shì shōujù.
water outage
停水tíngshuǐtíngshuǐ
There is a water outage here today.
这里zhèlǐ 今天jīntiān 停水tíngshuǐ。zhèlǐ jīntiān tíngshuǐ.
to restore
恢复huīfùhuīfù
urgent
紧急jǐnjíjǐnjí
This is an urgent repair.
这zhè 是shì 紧急jǐnjí 维修wéixiū。zhè shì jǐnjí wéixiū.
as soon as possible
尽快jǐnkuàijǐnkuài
Please make a home visit as soon as possible.
请qǐng 尽快jǐnkuài 上门shàngmén。qǐng jǐnkuài shàngmén.
I need to file a repair request as soon as possible.
我wǒ 需要xūyào 尽快jǐnkuài 报修bàoxiū。wǒ xūyào jǐnkuài bàoxiū.
Since the fault is urgent, arrange a home visit as soon as possible.
既然jìrán 故障gùzhàng 很hěn 紧急jǐnjí, 就jiù 尽快jǐnkuài 安排ānpái 上门shàngmén。jìrán gùzhàng hěn jǐnjí, jiù jǐnkuài ānpái shàngmén.
water supply
供水gōngshuǐgōngshuǐ
Property management has restored the water supply.
物业wùyè 已经yǐjīng 恢复huīfù 供水gōngshuǐ 了le。wùyè yǐjīng huīfù gōngshuǐ le.
The water supply has stopped.
供水gōngshuǐ 停tíng 了le。gōngshuǐ tíng le.
Since the water supply has been restored, give me the receipt.
既然jìrán 供水gōngshuǐ 恢复huīfù 了le, 就jiù 把bǎ 收据shōujù 给gěi 我wǒ。jìrán gōngshuǐ huīfù le, jiù bǎ shōujù gěi wǒ.
until
直到zhídàozhídào
The water outage will not end until the afternoon.
停水tíngshuǐ 直到zhídào 下午xiàwǔ 才cái 结束jiéshù。tíngshuǐ zhídào xiàwǔ cái jiéshù.
Property management did not tell me the home-visit time until it received the repair request.
物业wùyè 直到zhídào 收到shōudào 报修bàoxiū, 才cái 告诉gàosu 我wǒ 上门shàngmén 时间shíjiān。wùyè zhídào shōudào bàoxiū, cái gàosu wǒ shàngmén shíjiān.
The maintenance worker did not replace the damaged part until inspecting the valve.
维修人员wéixiūrényuán 直到zhídào 检查jiǎnchá 了le 阀门fámén, 才cái 更换gēnghuàn 损坏sǔnhuài 的de 零件língjiàn。wéixiūrényuán zhídào jiǎnchá le fámén, cái gēnghuàn sǔnhuài de língjiàn.
The water supply was not restored until the water pipe had been repaired.
直到zhídào 水管shuǐguǎn 维修wéixiū 好hǎo 了le, 供水gōngshuǐ 才cái 恢复huīfù。zhídào shuǐguǎn wéixiū hǎo le, gōngshuǐ cái huīfù.
I did not pay the fee until I had seen the price quote.
我wǒ 直到zhídào 看kàn 了le 报价bàojià, 才cái 缴费jiǎofèi。wǒ zhídào kàn le bàojià, cái jiǎofèi.
to take (a photo)
拍pāipāi
I want to take a photo.
我wǒ 想xiǎng 拍pāi 照片zhàopiàn。wǒ xiǎng pāi zhàopiàn.
He is taking photos.
他tā 正在zhèngzài 拍pāi 照片zhàopiàn。tā zhèngzài pāi zhàopiàn.
two (the numeral)
二èrèr
Two is greater than one.
二èr 比bǐ 一yī 大dà。èr bǐ yī dà.
Two and three are not the same.
二èr 和hé 三sān 不bù 一样yíyàng。èr hé sān bù yíyàng.
alcohol; alcoholic drink
酒jiǔjiǔ
I do not drink alcohol.
我wǒ 不bù 喝hē 酒jiǔ。wǒ bù hē jiǔ.
There is alcohol here.
这里zhèlǐ 有yǒu 酒jiǔ。zhèlǐ yǒu jiǔ.
it does not matter; it is okay
没关系méiguānximéiguānxi
It is okay; we can wait.
没关系méiguānxi, 我们wǒmen 可以kěyǐ 等děng。méiguānxi, wǒmen kěyǐ děng.
It does not matter if we do not go today.
今天jīntiān 不bù 去qù 也yě 没关系méiguānxi。jīntiān bù qù yě méiguānxi.
to accept
接受jiēshòujiēshòu
I accept this arrangement.
我wǒ 接受jiēshòu 这个zhège 安排ānpái。wǒ jiēshòu zhège ānpái.
The company accepted the application.
公司gōngsī 接受jiēshòu 了le 申请shēnqǐng。gōngsī jiēshòu le shēnqǐng.
to welcome
欢迎huānyínghuānyíng
Welcome to the bookstore.
欢迎huānyíng 来到láidào 书店shūdiàn。huānyíng láidào shūdiàn.
We welcome new coworkers.
我们wǒmen 欢迎huānyíng 新xīn 同事tóngshì。wǒmen huānyíng xīn tóngshì.
at that time
当时dāngshídāngshí
I was not at home at that time.
我wǒ 当时dāngshí 不bù 在zài 家jiā。wǒ dāngshí bù zài jiā.
The weather was very cold at that time.
当时dāngshí 天气tiānqì 很hěn 冷lěng。dāngshí tiānqì hěn lěng.
dangerous
危险wēixiǎnwēixiǎn
This road is dangerous.
这zhè 条tiáo 路lù 很hěn 危险wēixiǎn。zhè tiáo lù hěn wēixiǎn.
Going out alone at night is dangerous.
一yí 个gè 人rén 晚上wǎnshang 出去chūqù 很hěn 危险wēixiǎn。yí gè rén wǎnshang chūqù hěn wēixiǎn.

Contributors