平房 (píng fáng) — bungalow; single-story house
Definition
A 平房 is a single-story house, in contrast to 楼房 (a multi-story apartment building). The word emphasizes the single-level structure rather than architectural style.
noun
bungalowsingle-story house
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 平房，。Zhè dòng píng fáng suī rán bú dà, dàn yuàn zi hěn kuān chang.This bungalow is not big, but the yard is very spacious.
- 平房，。Zhù píng fáng bǐ zhù lóu fáng gèng fāng biàn, bú yòng pá lóu tī.Living in a single-story house is more convenient than living in an apartment building — no stairs to climb.
- 平房。Zhè piàn lǎo chéng qū bǎo liú le xǔ duō mín guó shí qī de píng fáng.This old city area preserves many bungalows from the Republic of China period.
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