房子 (fáng zi) — house; building; apartment (a residential unit)

Definition

Common word for a house or apartment unit. 房子 is a whole dwelling (rent or live in); 房间 is a single room inside it. 楼 is the whole building.

noun
housebuildingapartment (a residential unit)
Measure word · 栋, 幢, 座, 套, 间

Examples

  • 房子
    Wǒ jiā de fáng zi hěn dà.
    My family's house is very big.
  • 房子
    Tā men zū le yí dòng fáng zi.
    They rented a house.
  • 房子
    Zhè jiān fáng zi hěn gān jìng.
    This room (apartment) is very clean.

Grammar

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