房屋

fángwū

noun HSK 3 #5,283

Meanings

1 house; building
2 housing; premises

Characters

Examples

这座房屋已经有一百年的历史了。

Zhè zuò fángwū yǐjīng yǒu yībǎi nián de lìshǐ le.

This building is already a hundred years old.

房屋的价格越来越高。

Fángwū de jiàgé yuèláiyuè gāo.

Housing prices are getting higher and higher.

这些房屋需要修理。

Zhèxiē fángwū xūyào xiūlǐ.

These buildings need repairs.

Tips

usage

房屋 is more formal/written than 房子 (house). Use 房屋 in official contexts (contracts, news, real estate) and 房子 in daily conversation.

Stroke Order

房 fáng

屋 wū