保障房

bǎozhàngfáng

noun

Measure Word

一套保障房 tào

Meanings

1 subsidized public housing
2 affordable housing (government-provided)

Characters

guarantee; safeguard

Examples

他申请到了一套保障房。

Tā shēnqǐng dào le yí tào bǎozhàngfáng.

He was approved for a unit of subsidized housing.

政府扩大了保障房的供应。

Zhèngfǔ kuòdà le bǎozhàngfáng de gōngyìng.

The government has expanded the supply of affordable housing.

保障房的租金比市场价低很多。

Bǎozhàngfáng de zūjīn bǐ shìchǎng jià dī hěn duō.

The rent on subsidized housing is much lower than market price.

Tips

culture

Umbrella term covering 经济适用房 (economically affordable housing), 公租房 (public rental), 限价房 and others — all eligibility-gated government housing contrasted with 商品房 (market-rate housing).

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

障 zhàng

房 fáng