Writing
房屋 (fáng wū) — how to say "house" in Chinese
房屋
House, housing
noun
Character composition
房
room, house
屋
roof, house
Radicals / Keys
尸
Corpse
#44 · shī · 3 strokes
戶
Door
#63 · hù · 4 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
出租房屋
chūzū fángwū
to rent out a house
房屋价格
fángwū jiàgé
housing price
Examples
他们买了一座新房屋。
They bought a new house.
这是房屋。
This is a house.
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Frequently asked questions
House in Mandarin Chinese
"house" in Chinese is 房屋 (fáng wū).
What does 房屋 mean in English?
房屋 (fáng wū) means "House, housing".
House in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced fáng wū (written as fang wu, fangwu). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
House in Chinese character
It is written 房屋: 房 has 8 strokes, 屋 has 9 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 房屋?
房屋 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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