房子fáng zihouse
房子 (fáng zi) means "house." As house, it appears in 他们家的房子很大 (Their house is very big) and 我想买房子 (I want to buy a house). A speaker also asks 你的新房子在哪儿? (Where is your new house?). A speaker also asks 房子大吗? (Is the house big?).
What does 房子 mean?
- 1.
housenoun
What do the characters in 房子 mean?
- 房house
- 子not compositional here
How do you use 房子?
See it in 他们家的房子很大 and 我想买房子.
What are some examples of 房子 in a sentence?
How is 房子 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你的新房子在哪儿?
Nǐ de xīn fángzi zài nǎr?
Where is your new house?
- Speaker B:
在学校旁边。
Zài xuéxiào pángbiān.
Next to the school.
- Speaker A:
房子大吗?
Fángzi dà ma?
Is the house big?
- Speaker B:
不太大,但是很漂亮。
Bú tài dà, dànshì hěn piàoliang.
Not very big, but it's really nice.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.