府上

fǔshàng
noun #35,346

Meanings

  1. 1 (courteous) your home; your residence; your hometown (referring to the listener's, never one's own)

Examples

Gǎirì wǒ yídìng dào fǔshàng bàifǎng.
I'll certainly come to call at your home another day.
Qǐngwèn nín fǔshàng shì nǎlǐ?
May I ask where your hometown is?

Tips

register
Highly polite and slightly old-fashioned, common in Republican-era novels and formal letters. NEVER use it for your own home — that would be like saying 'my mansion'. For 'my place' use 寒舍 (hánshè, humble dwelling) or just 我家.
mistakes
府上 means the listener's home or hometown — context decides. 府上哪里? usually asks 'where are you from?' rather than 'where do you live?'

Stroke Order

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