二手房

èrshǒufáng

noun

Measure Word

一套二手房 tào

Meanings

1 second-hand house
2 existing home (resale, not new construction)
3 pre-owned property

Characters

Examples

我们最后买了一套二手房。

Wǒmen zuìhòu mǎi le yī tào èrshǒufáng.

We ended up buying a second-hand home.

二手房比新房便宜,但要交税。

Èrshǒufáng bǐ xīnfáng piányi, dàn yào jiāoshuì.

Second-hand homes are cheaper than new ones but come with transfer taxes.

最近二手房挂牌量很大。

Zuìjìn èrshǒufáng guàpái liàng hěn dà.

There's been a surge of second-hand home listings lately.

Tips

usage

Contrasts with 新房 (new build, typically bought off-plan). Chinese property listings split sharply into these two categories, with different agencies, tax structures, and loan rules.

Stroke Order

二 èr

手 shǒu

房 fáng