分房

fēnfáng

verb #35,610

Meanings

1 to sleep in separate rooms (of a couple)
2 to allocate / distribute housing

Characters

to divide / separate

Examples

他们最近吵架，已经分房睡了。

Tāmen zuìjìn chǎojià, yǐjīng fēnfáng shuì le.

They've been fighting recently and are already sleeping in separate rooms.

公司给员工分房作为福利。

Gōngsī gěi yuángōng fēnfáng zuòwéi fúlì.

The company allocates housing to employees as a benefit.

Tips

culture

Two distinct senses tied to two eras: in private life today, 分房 typically means a married couple sleeping apart — often a quiet sign of trouble. In the 1980s-90s, 单位分房 (work-unit housing allocation) referred to state-owned enterprises distributing apartments to staff before the housing market reform.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

房 fáng