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承包商

chéng bāo shāng · cheng bao shang

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Meaning

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  1. contractor
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In a conversation

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The renovation contractor

  1. Liangliang

    你家(nǐjiā)的(de)房子(fángzi)修(xiū)好(hǎo)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Is your house repair finished?

  2. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)。承包商(chéngbāoshāng)说(shuō)下周(xiàzhōu)才(cái)能(néng)来(lái)。

    Not yet. The contractor said he can only come next week.

  3. Liangliang

    上周(shàngzhōu)他(tā)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)这周(zhèzhōu)吗(ma)？

    Did he not say this week last week?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这位(zhèwèi)承包商(chéngbāoshāng)每次(měicì)都(dōu)说(shuō)下周(xiàzhōu)。

    Right, this contractor says next week every time.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)换(huàn)一个(yīgè)新(xīn)承包商(chéngbāoshāng)吧(ba)。

    Then change to a new contractor.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)打(dǎ)过(guò)电话(diànhuà)了(le)。新(xīn)承包商(chéngbāoshāng)说(shuō)，他(tā)也(yě)是(shì)下周(xiàzhōu)来(lái)。

    I already called. The new contractor said he also comes next week.

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In a sentence

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01

不(bù)先(xiān)与(yǔ)我(wǒ)们(men)的(de)承(chéng)包(bāo)商(shāng)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)的(de)话(huà)我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)计(jì)算(suàn)出(chū)最(zuì)后(hòu)的(de)费(fèi)用(yòng)。

I can't calculate the final cost without first discussing it with our contractors.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Cindrogriza · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

承(chéng)包(bāo)商(shāng)答(dā)应(yìng)下(xià)个(gè)月(yuè)完(wán)成(chéng)屋(wū)顶(dǐng)的(de)维(wéi)修(xiū)。

The contractor promised to finish the roof repairs next month.

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