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房屋

fáng wū · fang wu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure words: 所 suǒ, 套 tào

Meaning

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  1. house
  2. building
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The for-rent sign

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，墙上(qiángshàng)写着(xiězhe)房屋(fángwū)出租(chūzū)。

    Liangliang, look, the wall says house for rent.

  2. Liangliang

    房屋(fángwū)出租(chūzū)？是(shì)什么(shénme)意思(yìsi)？

    House for rent? What does that mean?

  3. Dengdeng

    就是(jiùshì)这个(zhège)房子(fángzi)可以(kěyǐ)租(zū)。

    It means this house can be rented.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)这个(zhège)房屋(fángwū)有(yǒu)多大(duōdà)？

    Then how big is this house?

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)租(zū)？你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)有(yǒu)房子(fángzi)吗(ma)？

    You want to rent it? Don't you have a house?

  6. Liangliang

    房子(fángzi)放不下(fàngbuxià)我(wǒ)的(de)零食(língshí)。

    My house cannot hold my snacks.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

许(xǔ)多(duō)房(fáng)屋(wū)被(bèi)洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)冲(chōng)走(zǒu)了(le)。

A lot of houses were washed away by the flood.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

租(zū)的(de)房(fáng)屋(wū)要(yào)离(lí)我(wǒ)工(gōng)作(zuò)地(dì)方(fang)近(jìn)一(yì)点(diǎn)。

The rental should be somewhat close to where I work.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sysko · English by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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房
fáng

house; room

屋
wū

(bound form) house; (bound form) room

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