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hétong

合同hétonghétong
contract
FromLesson 27inHardcore Chinese

Usages of hétong

房东fángdōng　说shuō　明天míngtiān　可以kěyǐ　去qù　看kàn　一下yíxià　房子fángzi，　如果rúguǒ　合适héshì　就jiù　签qiān　合同hétong。fángdōng shuō míngtiān kěyǐ qù kàn yíxià fángzi, rúguǒ héshì jiù qiān hétong.
The landlord said we can go look at the apartment tomorrow, and if it’s suitable, we’ll sign the contract.
要不是yàobúshì　合同hétong　写xiě　得de　很hěn　清楚qīngchu，　我wǒ　还hái　真zhēn　不bú　放心fàngxīn　马上mǎshàng　把bǎ　押金yājīn　给gěi　她tā。yàobúshì hétong xiě de hěn qīngchu, wǒ hái zhēn bú fàngxīn mǎshàng bǎ yājīn gěi tā.
If the contract hadn’t been written so clearly, I really wouldn’t have felt comfortable giving her the deposit right away.
她tā　想xiǎng　先xiān　签qiān　半年bànnián　的de　合同hétong，　如果rúguǒ　住zhù　得de　舒服shūfu，　再zài　继续jìxù　租zū　下去xiàqù。tā xiǎng xiān qiān bànnián de hétong, rúguǒ zhù de shūfu, zài jìxù zū xiàqù.
She wants to sign a half-year contract first; if it’s comfortable to live there, she’ll keep renting.
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