Chinese word

房屋

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng wū

Meaning

  • nounhouse

Example

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.

Illustration for 房屋 (house)

More examples

很多人通过中介把房屋出租。hěn duō rén tōng guò zhōng jiè bǎ fáng wū chū zū

Many people rent out their houses through an agent.

Core concept

The physical residential space that shelters people, viewed as a structure or a part of one rather than as family life.

Common phrases

  • 房屋出租fáng wū chū zū

    rent out a house

  • 租赁房屋zū lìn fáng wū

    lease a house

  • 房屋中介fáng wū zhōng jiè

    real estate agent

Similar words

房子fáng zi: A building or room used as someone's home in everyday speech.
家jiā: A place to live viewed as home, with a close link to family life.

Definition in Chinese

房屋 指供人居住的有屋顶和围护结构的建筑物或其部分，通常指住宅或住宅单元。fáng wū zhǐ gòng rén jū zhù de yǒu wū dǐng hé wéi hù jié gòu de jiàn zhù wù huò qí bù fèn tōng cháng zhǐ zhù zhái huò zhù zhái dān yuán

Word origin

房屋 (fángwū, "house") is formed from 房 (fáng, "room or house") and 屋 (wū, "roofed house"), linking a living space to the building that encloses it.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful for recognizing formal housing language in advertisements, contracts, and public information, but it can sound stiff in relaxed conversation.

Other meanings

  • homenoun
  • buildingnoun
  • propertynoun

Related words

  • 房屋租赁fáng wū zū lìnhouse rentalnoun

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