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    Expressing "house" with 房 (fáng)

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    Explanation

    房 (fáng) means "house" or "room." It is a common morpheme in compound words related to buildings and property, such as 房屋 (house), 房间 (room), and 房地产 (real estate).

    Examples

    • 他们打算买一套新房。

      Tāmen dǎsuàn mǎi yí tào xīn fáng.

      They plan to buy a new apartment.

    • 这间房的采光特别好。

      Zhè jiān fáng de cǎiguāng tèbié hǎo.

      This room has particularly good natural lighting.

    • 房价最近又涨了不少。

      Fángjià zuìjìn yòu zhǎng le bù shǎo.

      Housing prices have gone up quite a lot again recently.

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