卖房

賣房

màifáng

verb

Meanings

1 to sell a house
2 to sell an apartment

Characters

house, apartment

Examples

HSK 6

他为了还债把房子卖了。

Tā wèile huánzhài bǎ fángzi mài le.

He sold his house to pay off debts.

HSK 7-9

现在卖房的人比买房的多。

Xiànzài màifáng de rén bǐ mǎifáng de duō.

These days more people are selling homes than buying.

Tips

usage

Verb-object compound: can be separated - 房卖了 "the house is sold". Counterpart to 买房 (to buy a home), a rite of passage in modern Chinese life.

Stroke Order

卖 mài

房 fáng