私房 (sī fáng) — privately owned house, private residence
Definition
私房 (sīfang) is a private residence — a house or building owned and kept by an individual or family. Often used for older or traditional homes, as in the example of a 餐厅 in an old 私房.
noun
privately owned houseprivate residence
Measure word · 套
Examples
- 私房。Zhè dòng sī fáng shì tā zǔ fù liú xià de.This private house was left to him by his grandfather.
- 私房，。Tā zài jiāo qū mǎi le yí chù sī fáng, zhǔn bèi tuì xiū hòu zhù.He bought a private house in the suburbs and plans to live there after retirement.
- 私房。Zhè jiā cān tīng kāi zài yí zuò gǔ lǎo de sī fáng lǐ.This restaurant is run in an old private residence.
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