宅子

zháizi

noun #30,595

Measure Word

一座宅子 zuò

Meanings

1 house
2 residence (especially a large or traditional one)

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这座老宅子已经有两百年的历史了。

Zhè zuò lǎo zháizi yǐjīng yǒu liǎngbǎi nián de lìshǐ le.

This old residence has a 200-year history.

HSK 7-9

他在乡下买了一座大宅子。

Tā zài xiāngxià mǎi le yī zuò dà zháizi.

He bought a big house in the countryside.

Tips

register

宅子 has an old-fashioned, slightly grand flavor - it suggests a substantial home, often with a courtyard, rather than a modern apartment. For 'apartment' use 公寓; for a generic 'house' say 房子.

Stroke Order

宅 zhái

子 zǐ