房舍 (fáng shě) — house, building (often in a collective or formal sense)
Definition
Literary/written word for 'houses, buildings', usually referring to a group of dwellings rather than a single one. More formal than 房子, and 房屋 is the common written equivalent.
noun
housebuilding (often in a collective or formal sense)
Measure word · 间
Examples
- 房舍。Zhè piàn fáng shě yǐ jīng yǒu yì bǎi duō nián de lì shǐ le.These buildings have a history of over a hundred years.
- 房舍。Cūn lǐ xīn jiàn le xǔ duō fáng shě.Many new houses have been built in the village.
- 房舍，。Zhè xiē fáng shě suī rán jiù, dàn hěn jiē shi.These houses, though old, are very sturdy.
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