Chinese word

房子

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng zi

Meaning

  • nounhouse

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)

More examples

他们住在大房子里。tā men zhù zài dà fáng zi lǐ

They live in a big house.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • 大房子dà fáng zi

    big house

  • 小房子xiǎo fáng zi

    small house

  • 住在房子里zhù zài fáng zi lǐ

    live in a house

Similar words

家jiā: The family or household that lives together in one home.
房间fáng jiān: One enclosed space within a house or other building.

Definition in Chinese

指人居住的建筑或建筑的一部分，通常有墙、有顶并作为生活空间使用。zhǐ rén jū zhù de jiàn zhù huò jiàn zhù de yí bù fèn tōng cháng yǒu qiáng yǒu dǐng bìng zuò wéi shēng huó kōng jiān shǐ yòng

Word origin

房子 (fángzi, "house") combines 房 (fáng, "room or section of a building") + 子 (zi, "noun-forming ending"), naming a space made for living.

Usage tips

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

Other meanings

  • buildingnoun

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