Meaning of 住房
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- housing
How to use 住房
住房 is a general, somewhat formal noun for housing. It often appears in news, policy and everyday talk about the cost or supply of homes. Example: 这个城市的住房很贵。(Zhège chéngshì de zhùfáng hěn guì.) Housing in this city is very expensive.
住房 combines 住 (zhù), to live, with 房 (fáng), a house or room. A place where you live is your housing.
Common mistake: Learners often use 住房 when they mean one specific house, as in 我的住房很大. For your own home, say 我的房子很大 (wǒ de fángzi hěn dà). Also keep 住 (zhù, fourth tone) apart from 往 (wǎng), which looks similar but means toward.
住房 in example sentences
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住 zhù · to live · 7 strokes
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房 fáng · building · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 住房.
| 房子 | fángzi | house; building (single- or two-story) |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room |
| 记住 | jìzhù | to remember; to bear in mind |
| 站住 | zhànzhù | to come to a stop; to halt; to keep one's footing; to stay upright |
| 住院 | zhùyuàn | to stay in hospital; to be hospitalized |
| 抓住 | zhuāzhù | to grab hold of; to capture |
| 房租 | fángzū | rent for a room or house |
| 房屋 | fángwū | house; building |
| 房东 | fángdōng | landlord |
| 居住 | jūzhù | to reside; to dwell |
| 厨房 | chúfáng | kitchen |
| 忍不住 | rěn bu zhù | cannot help; unable to bear |
Questions about 住房
What does 住房 mean?
住房 (zhùfáng) means "housing" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 住房?
住房 is made of 2 characters: 住 (7 strokes), 房 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 住房 an HSK word?
Yes. 住房 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 住房 and 房子?
房子 (fángzi) is the everyday word for a house or apartment you can point to. 住房 (zhùfáng) is more abstract and refers to housing as a whole, for example as a need or a social issue.
Can 住房 be used as a verb meaning to live in a house?
No, in this entry 住房 is a noun. To say someone lives somewhere, use 住 (zhù) by itself, as in 我住在北京 (wǒ zhù zài Běijīng), I live in Beijing.