Meaning of 房屋
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- house
- building
Measure word: 所,套
How to use 房屋
房屋 is a formal, general word for houses and buildings. You see it in news, contracts, and official notices more than in casual talk, where people say 房子 (fángzi). Example: 这些房屋都很老了。(Zhèxiē fángwū dōu hěn lǎo le.) These houses are all very old.
房 (fáng) has 户 (hù, door) on top, and 屋 (wū) has 尸 like a roof over 至 (to arrive). Picture walking through a door and arriving under a roof: you are inside a house.
Common mistake: Learners often use 房屋 in everyday speech, like 我买了一个房屋, which sounds stiff. Say 我买了一套房子 (wǒ mǎi le yí tào fángzi) instead. Also note that 屋 is first tone (wū), not fourth tone like 物 (wù).
房屋 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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房 fáng · building · 8 strokes
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屋 wū · house · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 房屋.
| 房子 | fángzi | house; building (single- or two-story) |
| 房间 | fángjiān | room |
| 住房 | zhùfáng | housing |
| 屋子 | wūzi | house; room |
| 房租 | fángzū | rent for a room or house |
| 房东 | fángdōng | landlord |
| 厨房 | chúfáng | kitchen |
| 病房 | bìngfáng | ward (of a hospital); sickroom |
| 书房 | shūfáng | study (room); studio |
| 楼房 | lóufáng | a building of two or more stories |
| 房价 | fángjià | house price; cost of housing |
| 屋顶 | wūdǐng | roof |
Questions about 房屋
What does 房屋 mean?
房屋 (fángwū) means "house; building" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 房屋?
房屋 is made of 2 characters: 房 (8 strokes), 屋 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 房屋 an HSK word?
Yes. 房屋 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 房屋 and 房间?
房屋 means a whole house or building. 房间 (fángjiān) means a single room inside it. A 房屋 can have many 房间.
What measure word goes with 房屋?
房屋 is often used as a collective noun without a measure word, as in 房屋建设 (fángwū jiànshè, housing construction). When counting, 座 (zuò) or 栋 (dòng) are common, for example 一栋房屋.