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房子

fáng zi · fang zi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure words: 栋 dòng, 幢 zhuàng, 座 zuò, 套 tào, 间 jiān

Meaning

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  1. house
  2. building (single- or two-story)
  3. apartment
  4. room
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In a conversation

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The tree's house

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)的(de)新(xīn)房子(fángzi)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    Dengdeng, how's your new house?

  2. Dengdeng

    房子(fángzi)不(bù)大(dà)，可是(kěshì)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)院子(yuànzi)。

    The house isn't big, but it has a yard.

  3. Liangliang

    院子(yuànzi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What's in the yard?

  4. Dengdeng

    一(yī)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)。

    A big tree.

  5. Liangliang

    房子(fángzi)这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)，树(shù)这么(zhème)大(dà)？

    The house is this small and the tree this big?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)现在(xiànzài)是(shì)树(shù)的(de)房子(fángzi)，我(wǒ)住(zhù)在(zài)旁边(pángbiān)。

    Yes. So now it's the tree's house, and I live next door.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)怎(zěn)么(me)找(zhǎo)到(dào)我(wǒ)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)的(de)？

How did you find my house?

Tatoeba: Chinese by notabene · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)打(dǎ)算(suàn)明(míng)年(nián)买(mǎi)一(yí)套(tào)新(xīn)房(fáng)子(zi)。

They plan to buy a new house next year.

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房
fáng

house; room

子
zǐ

son; child

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