卖房

賣房

màifáng

verb

Meanings

1 to sell a house
2 to sell an apartment

Characters

house, apartment

Examples

他为了还债把房子卖了。

Tā wèi le huán zhài bǎ fángzi mài le.

He sold his house to pay off debts.

现在卖房的人比买房的多。

Xiànzài màifáng de rén bǐ mǎifáng de duō.

These days more people are selling homes than buying.

Tips

usage

Verb-object compound: can be separated — 房卖了 "the house is sold". Counterpart to 买房 (to buy a home), a rite of passage in modern Chinese life.

Stroke Order

卖 mài

房 fáng