府上

fǔshàng
noun #35,346

Meanings

  1. 1 your home; your residence; your hometown (courteous, referring to the listener's)

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 府上 for your own home — that would be like calling your house 'my mansion'. For 'my place' use 寒舍 (humble dwelling) or just .
mistakes
府上 refers to either the listener's home or their 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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