Definition
房价 refers to the purchase price of a house. This separates it from 房租 (rent), which is the cost of renting, and from 房子 (the physical building itself). Use 房价 when talking about buying, not renting.
noun
house price
Easily confused
- 放假fàng jiàsound-aliketo have a holiday, to be on vacation; to take time off from work or school
Examples
- 房价，。Zhège fángzi de fáng jià tài gāo le, wǒ mǎi bù qǐ.The house price for this place is too high; I can't afford it.
- 房价，。Běijīng de fáng jià yìzhí zài zhǎng, hěnduō rén mǎi fáng gèng nán le.House prices in Beijing have been rising, making it even harder for many people to buy a house.
- 房价。Zhèngfǔ chūtái le hěnduō zhèngcè lái kòngzhì fáng jià.The government has introduced many policies to control house prices.
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