住宅

zhùzhái
noun HSK 6 #8,499

Measure Word

住宅 dòng

Meanings

  1. 1 residence; dwelling
  2. 2 residential property; house

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè piàn zhùzháiqū huánjìng hěn hǎo.
This residential area has a nice environment.
HSK 3
Zhùzhái jiàgé yuèláiyuè gāo le.
Housing prices are getting higher and higher.
HSK 5
Zhè zuò zhùzhái de jiànzhù fēnggé shífēn dútè.
The architectural style of this residence is very distinctive.

Tips

usage
住宅 is formal and refers to residential property. 房子 (fángzi) is the everyday word for 'house'. (jiā) means 'home'.
usage
alone has taken on the internet slang meaning of 'homebody/shut-in' (from Japanese 'otaku'): 宅男 (zhái nán, male homebody), 宅女 (zhái nǚ, female homebody).

Stroke Order

zhù
zhái