How to say “houses” in Chinese
houses, buildings
“Houses” in Chinese is 房屋, fáng wū: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
房屋 is read fáng wū: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 户 “door”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “房屋”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 房屋. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 大风破坏了很多房屋。dàfēngpòhuàilehěnduōfángwūThe strong wind destroyed many houses.
More words from the lesson “So noisy!”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “houses” in Chinese?
“Houses” in Chinese is 房屋, pinyin fángwū.
What does 房屋 mean?
房屋 (fángwū) means “houses, buildings”.
How do you write 房屋?
房屋 is 2 characters: 房 (fáng) — house, room; 屋 (wū) — house, room. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 房屋?
房屋 is read fángwū. Tones: fáng — second tone, wū — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“houses” in the lesson “So noisy!”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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