现房

現房

xiànfáng

noun

Measure Word

一套现房 tào

Meanings

1 ready-built apartment (already constructed and move-in ready)
2 existing home for sale

Characters

existing, present

house, apartment

Examples

我们只考虑现房，不要期房。

Wǒmen zhǐ kǎolǜ xiànfáng, búyào qīfáng.

We're only considering move-in-ready homes, not off-plan ones.

现房价格一般比期房贵一些。

Xiànfáng jiàgé yìbān bǐ qīfáng guì yìxiē.

Ready-built homes are usually more expensive than off-plan ones.

Tips

usage

Contrast with 期房 (qīfáng, off-plan/pre-sale housing, paid for before completion). Following the developer crises from 2021 onward, Chinese buyers increasingly prefer 现房 to avoid 烂尾楼 (unfinished projects).

Stroke Order

现 xiàn

房 fáng