二套房

èrtàofáng

noun

Measure Word

一套二套房 tào

Meanings

1 second home
2 second property (treated differently for mortgage and tax purposes)

Characters

set (measure word for apartments)

house, property

Examples

二套房首付比例比首套高。

Èrtàofáng shǒufù bǐlì bǐ shǒutào gāo.

Down-payment ratios for a second home are higher than for a first.

买二套房贷款利率也更高。

Mǎi èrtàofáng dàikuǎn lìlǜ yě gèng gāo.

Mortgage rates are also higher on a second property.

Tips

culture

Chinese property cooling policy (限购) typically raises down-payments and interest on a household's second home, while third and further (三套房) may be forbidden outright in major cities.

Stroke Order

二 èr

套 tào

房 fáng