Chinese word

买房

Pronunciation

Pinyinmǎi fáng

Meaning

  • verbbuy a house

Example

我们打算今年买房。wǒ men dǎ suàn jīn nián mǎi fáng

We plan to buy a house this year.

Illustration for 买房 (buy a house)

More examples

现在很多人正在买房，所以中介很忙。xiàn zài hěn duō rén zhèng zài mǎi fáng suó yǐ zhōng jiè hěn máng

Many people are buying houses now, so real estate agents are busy.

Core concept

Turning money into a place to live that belongs to the buyer.

Common phrases

  • 想买房xiǎng mǎi fáng

    want to buy a house

  • 正在买房zhèng zài mǎi fáng

    be buying a house

Similar words

买房子mǎi fáng zi: Paying for a house or home and taking ownership of it.
购房gòu fáng: Purchasing a home or residential property in formal or written language.
看房kàn fáng: Visiting and inspecting a house or apartment before deciding to buy it.
办房贷bàn fáng dài: Arranging to borrow money from a bank or lender to buy a home.

Definition in Chinese

以金钱购买供居住的房屋并取得其所有权。yǐ jīn qián gòu mǎi gōng jū zhù de fáng wū bìng qǔ dé qí suó yǒu quán

Word origin

买 (mǎi, "buy") + 房 (fáng, "house") forms a verb for paying to obtain a home as property.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 买房 (mǎifáng, "buy a house") often covers purchasing residential property in general, including an apartment rather than a detached house.

Other meanings

  • buy propertyverb

Opposites

  • 卖房mài fángsell a houseverb

Related words

  • 买房子mǎi fáng zibuy a houseverb

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