How to say “house” in Chinese
house, apartment
“House” in Chinese is 房子, fáng zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
房子 is read fáng zi: 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”.
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “房子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 房子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个房子有两个卫生间zhègefángziyǒuliǎnggewèishēngjiānThis apartment has two bathrooms.
- 你的新房子在几层？nǐdexīnfángzizàijǐcéngWhat floor is your new apartment on?
- 我想在公司附近租房子。wǒxiǎngzàigōngsīfùjìnzūfángziI want to rent a place near my work.
- 这个房子是我租的。zhègefángzishìwǒzūdeI'm renting this apartment.
- 这个房子是你买的吗？zhègefángzishìnǐmǎidemaDid you buy this apartment?
- 装修房子要花1很多钱zhuāngxiūfángziyàohuāhěnduōqiánRenovating an apartment costs a lot of money.
More words from the lesson “Home and yard”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “house” in Chinese?
“House” in Chinese is 房子, pinyin fángzi.
What does 房子 mean?
房子 (fángzi) means “house, apartment”.
How do you write 房子?
房子 is 2 characters: 房 (fáng) — house, room; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 房子?
房子 is read fángzi. Tones: fáng — second tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“house” in the lesson “Home and yard”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. 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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