廉租房

liánzūfáng

noun

Measure Word

一套廉租房 tào

Meanings

1 low-rent public housing
2 subsidized rental housing (for low-income residents)

Characters

cheap; incorrupt

Examples

他申请到了一套廉租房。

Tā shēnqǐng dàole yī tào liánzūfáng.

He got approved for a subsidized rental unit.

廉租房的租金远低于市场价。

Liánzūfáng de zūjīn yuǎn dī yú shìchǎng jià.

Rent for low-income housing is far below the market rate.

Tips

usage

Part of China's affordable housing system alongside 公租房 (public rental housing) and 经济适用房 ("economically affordable housing" for purchase). Eligibility is means-tested.

Stroke Order

廉 lián

租 zū

房 fáng