公屋 (gōng wū) — public housing estate (Hong Kong-specific term)

Definition

Examples

• 香港的公屋租金比私人楼宇便宜很多。
  Xiāng gǎng de gōng wū zū jīn bǐ sī rén lóu yǔ pián yi hěn duō.
  The rent for public housing estates in Hong Kong is much cheaper than private buildings.
• 她申请了公屋，等了三年才分到房子。
  Tā shēn qǐng le gōng wū, děng le sān nián cái fēn dào fáng zi.
  She applied for public housing and waited three years before being allocated an apartment.
• 这个公屋的配套设施很完善，有商场和学校。
  Zhè ge gōng wū de pèi tào shè shī hěn wán shàn, yǒu shāng chǎng hé xué xiào.
  This public housing estate has very complete supporting facilities, with a shopping center and a school.