房屋 (fáng wū) — house; building
Definition
A formal written term for 'house / building,' typical of contracts, real estate, and news. 房子 is the everyday spoken word; 建筑物 stresses the structure itself, not its residential use.
noun
housebuilding
Measure word · 所, 套
Examples
- 房屋。Zhè fáng wū de zū jīn tài guì le.The rent for this house is too expensive.
- 。Tā men xiǎng mǎi yí tào xīn fáng wū.They want to buy a new house.
- 房屋？Zhè suǒ fáng wū de miàn jī shì duō shǎo?What is the floor area of this house?
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