How to say “housing” in Chinese
housing
“Housing” in Chinese is 住房, zhù fáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
住房 is read zhù fáng: 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 the left, 亻 “person”.
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 “住房”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “housing” in Chinese?
“Housing” in Chinese is 住房, pinyin zhùfáng.
What does 住房 mean?
住房 (zhùfáng) means “housing”.
How do you write 住房?
住房 is 2 characters: 住 (zhù) — live, reside; 房 (fáng) — house, room. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 住房?
住房 is read zhùfáng. Tones: zhù — fourth tone, fáng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“housing” in the lesson “An apartment through an agency”
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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