期房

qīfáng

noun

Measure Word

一套期房 tào

Meanings

1 pre-sale housing (not yet built)
2 forward delivery apartment

Characters

period; forward-dated

house, apartment

Examples

HSK 7-9

他去年买了一套期房,现在还没交房。

Tā qùnián mǎi le yī tào qīfáng, xiànzài hái méi jiāofáng.

He bought a pre-sale apartment last year and it still hasn't been delivered.

HSK 7-9

买期房有风险,可能出现烂尾楼。

Mǎi qīfáng yǒu fēngxiǎn, kěnéng chūxiàn lànwěilóu.

Buying pre-sale housing is risky - the building might end up unfinished.

Tips

culture

Opposite: 现房 (finished housing). Pre-sale has dominated the Chinese property market since the 1990s. After the 2021-2022 developer crisis (Evergrande et al.) left many 烂尾楼 (unfinished buildings), buyer confidence in 期房 dropped significantly.

Stroke Order

期 qī

房 fáng