Chinese Conversation · Level 45
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Chinese word
房龄
Pronunciation
Pinyinfáng líng
Meaning
- nounage of the property
Example
这套房子的房龄只有五年。zhè tào fáng zi de fáng líng zhí yǒu wǔ nián
This property is only five years old.
More examples
这套二手房的房龄很旧，所以卖价比同区的新房低。zhè tào èr shǒu fáng de fáng líng hěn jiù suó yǐ mài jià bǐ tóng qū de xīn fáng dī
This used property is quite old, so it sells for less than new properties in the same area.
Core concept
A year-count attached to a building, like an age label on a home.
Common phrases
房龄很新fáng líng hěn xīn
the property is quite new
房龄很旧fáng líng hěn jiù
the property is quite old
房龄影响房价fáng líng yíng xiǎng fáng jià
property age affects the price
Similar words
建成年份jiàn chéng nián fèn: The year in which a building was constructed.
竣工年份jùn gōng nián fèn: The year in which a building's construction came to an end.
房屋年龄fáng wū nián líng: A house's age measured in years since it began to be used.
Definition in Chinese
指房屋自竣工或交付使用起至当前的累计年数，常在房产信息中用于比较房屋的新旧。zhǐ fáng wū zì jùn gōng huò jiāo fù shǐ yòng qǐ zhì dāng qián de lěi jì nián shù cháng zài fáng chǎn xìn xī zhōng yòng yú bǐ jiào fáng wū de xīn jiù
Word origin
房 (fáng, "house") + 龄 (líng, "age") combines the ideas of a dwelling and its age into one real-estate term.
Usage tips
- Property advertisements use this term to compare homes efficiently, while English speakers may otherwise describe the same detail with a longer phrase.