老宅 (lǎo zhái) — old family home, ancestral residence
Definition
An older family property, often passed down through generations — carries a sense of heritage and history that plain 房子 or 家 lacks.
noun
old family homeancestral residence
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 老宅。Tā měi nián chūn jié dōu huí lǎo zhái kàn wàng fù mǔ.He goes back to the old family home every Spring Festival to visit his parents.
- 老宅。Zhè zuò lǎo zhái yǐ jīng yǒu shàng bǎi nián de lì shǐ le.This ancestral home has a history of over a hundred years.
- 老宅。Tā men jué dìng bǎ lǎo zhái gǎi zào chéng yì jiā mín sù.They decided to renovate the old family home into a guesthouse.
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