四居

sìjū

noun

Measure Word

一套四居 tào

Meanings

1 four-bedroom (apartment)
2 four-bedroom unit

Characters

to dwell; bedroom unit

Examples

他们家是个200平的四居。

Tāmen jiā shì ge liǎng bǎi píng de sìjū.

Their place is a 200-square-meter four-bedroom.

有了二孩之后,他们换成了四居。

Yǒu le èr hái zhīhòu, tāmen huàn chéng le sìjū.

After they had a second child, they upgraded to a four-bedroom.

Tips

usage

Real-estate shorthand. The 居 here means 'bedroom unit' (居室, jūshì). Pattern: 一居 (1BR), 两居 (2BR), 三居 (3BR), 四居 (4BR). Used interchangeably with the 室 system but 居 is more colloquial in casual conversation about apartments.

Stroke Order

四 sì

居 jū