民宅 (mín zhái) — residential houses; private homes (as opposed to commercial or public buildings)

Definition

民宅 means private homes and residential buildings — the everyday houses people live in, as opposed to shops, offices, or government buildings.

noun
residential housesprivate homes (as opposed to commercial or public buildings)
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Examples

  • 民宅
    Zhè tiáo jiē shàng yǒu hěn duō lǎo mín zhái.
    There are many old residential houses on this street.
  • 民宅
    Zhèng fǔ zhèng zài gǎi zào lǎo jiù mín zhái qū.
    The government is renovating old residential areas.
  • 民宅
    Zhè piàn mín zhái jiàn yú shàng shì jì bā shí nián dài.
    This residential area was built in the 1980s.
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