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“house” in Chinese

Chinese

Also住宅 (zhù zhái) · 屋 (wū) · 房屋 (fáng wū)

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng zi

Example

我们要买一套房子。wǒ men yào mǎi yí tào fáng zi

We plan to buy a house.

Illustration for 房子 (house)

How to say “house” in Chinese

“House” in Chinese is 房子 (fáng zi).

A built living space enclosed by walls and a roof, from a whole home to one unit in a larger building.

Full entry for 房子: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 房子

他们住在大房子里。tā men zhù zài dà fáng zi lǐ

They live in a big house.

Tips for using 房子

  • English often links a dwelling with the family or household inside it, but this noun focuses on the physical place where people live.

Other Chinese words for “house”

他的新住宅在郊区。tā de xīn zhù zhái zài jiāo qū

His new house is in the suburbs.

3

屋

wū

nounhouse

这座老屋需要修理。zhè zuò lǎo wū xū yào xiū lǐ

This old house needs repairs.

这套房屋很适合我们一家居住。zhè tào fáng wū hěn shì hé wǒ men yì jiā jū zhù

This house suits our family very well as a place to live.

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