Chinese word

两居室

Pronunciation

Pinyinliǎng jū shì

Meaning

  • nountwo-room apartment

Example

我家的房子是两居室。wǒ jiā de fáng zi shì liǎng jū shì

My family's home is a two-room apartment.

Illustration for 两居室 (two-room apartment)

More examples

这套两居室公寓离地铁很近。zhè tào liǎng jū shì gōng yù lí dì tiě hěn jìn

This two-bedroom apartment is very near the subway.

Core concept

A residential plan whose defining feature is two private spaces for sleeping rather than the home's total number of rooms.

Common phrases

  • 两居室公寓liǎng jū shì gōng yù

    two-bedroom apartment

  • 两居室户型liǎng jū shì hù xíng

    two-bedroom layout

  • 两居室出租liǎng jū shì chū zū

    two-bedroom rental

Similar words

两室一厅liǎng shì yì tīng: A home with two bedrooms and one living room.
两房liǎng fáng: A two-bedroom home described in everyday spoken language.
二居室èr jū shì: A two-bedroom home described in formal housing language.

Definition in Chinese

指住房户型中有两个可作为卧室的房间，常用于房屋租售和户型描述中。zhǐ zhù fáng hù xíng zhōng yǒu liǎng gè kě zuò wéi wò shì de fáng jiān cháng yòng yú fáng wū zū shòu hé hù xíng miáo shù zhōng

Word origin

两 (liǎng, "two") modifies 居室 (jūshì, "residential room"), forming a compact property term that identifies a home by its two bedroom spaces.

Usage tips

  • A property advertisement can use this label even when the home also has a living room, kitchen, and bathroom, so the floor plan still matters.

Other meanings

  • two-bedroom apartmentnoun

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