公摊面积

公攤面積

gōngtān miànjī

noun

Meanings

1 shared common area (counted in an apartment's total square meters)

Characters

public / shared

to share / apportion

accumulation / area

Examples

HSK 7-9

这套房子建筑面积110平，公摊面积就占了20平。

Zhè tào fángzi jiànzhù miànjī yìbǎi yīshí píng, gōngtān miànjī jiù zhàn le èrshí píng.

This apartment is 110 sqm gross, of which 20 sqm is shared common area.

HSK 7-9

公摊面积过大一直是业主投诉的焦点。

Gōngtān miànjī guò dà yìzhí shì yèzhǔ tóusù de jiāodiǎn.

Excessive shared common area has long been a top complaint among homeowners.

HSK 7-9

有人提议取消公摊面积，按套内面积卖房。

Yǒurén tíyì qǔxiāo gōngtān miànjī, àn tào nèi miànjī mài fáng.

Some propose scrapping shared common area and selling apartments by interior area only.

Tips

culture

Mainland-China-specific practice: when you buy a 100 sqm apartment, 15-30% may actually be lobby/elevator/corridor that you 'share.' Hong Kong scrapped it in 2013; Taiwan uses a different method. A perennial source of buyer anger.

Stroke Order

公 gōng

摊 tān

面 miàn

积 jī