Chinese word

换房

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuàn fáng

Meaning

  • verbchange rooms

Example

我想换房，窗外太吵了。wǒ xiǎng huàn fáng chuāng wài tài chǎo le

I want to change rooms; it's too noisy outside.

Illustration for 换房 (change rooms)

More examples

因为新房间阳光好，我决定换房。yīn wèi xīn fáng jiān yáng guāng hǎo wǒ jué dìng huàn fáng

Because the new room gets good sunlight, I decided to change rooms.

Core concept

A room swap that keeps the larger place and changes the private space inside it.

Common phrases

  • 决定换房jué dìng huàn fáng

    decide to change rooms

  • 可以换房吗ké yǐ huàn fáng ma

    Can I change rooms

Similar words

换房间huàn fáng jiān: Moving to another room in the same home or hotel.
搬到别的房间bān dào bié de fáng jiān: Moving belongings to another room in the same building.

Definition in Chinese

在同一住所或酒店内把目前住的房间换到另一间，通常为改善安静度、采光或空间而更换房间。zài tóng yí zhù suǒ huò jiǔ diàn nèi bǎ mù qián zhù de fáng jiān huàn dào lìng yì jiān tōng cháng wèi gǎi shàn ān jìng dù cǎi guāng huò kōng jiān ér gēng huàn fáng jiān

Word origin

换房 (huànfáng, "changing rooms") combines 换 (huàn, "change or exchange") + 房 (fáng, "room"), making the action an exchange of rooms rather than a change of lodging.

Usage tips

  • In a shared home, this word can cover housemates switching bedrooms, so it is not limited to hotel guests.

Other meanings

  • swap roomsverb

Opposites

  • 继续住jì xù zhùcontinue living thereverb

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