卖房

賣房

màifáng

verb

Meanings

1 to sell a house
2 to sell an apartment

Characters

house, apartment

Examples

HSK 7-9

他为了还债，只好卖房。

Tā wèile huánzhài, zhǐhǎo màifáng.

To pay off his debts, he had no choice but to sell his house.

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