Meaning of 上房
上房 means main room (in a traditional Chinese courtyard house); principal room. Pronounced shàng fáng.
- main room (in a traditional Chinese courtyard house); principal room
Definitions & Examples
Yé爷
ye爷
zhù住
zài在
shàng上
fáng房
，
wǒ我
men们
zhù住
zài在
xiāng厢
fáng房
。
Grandpa lives in the main room, while we live in the side rooms.
Zhè这
zuò座
sì四
hé合
yuàn院
de的
shàng上
fáng房
yǒu有
wǔ五
jiān间
，
fēi非
cháng常
kuān宽
chang敞
。
The main room of this siheyuan has five bays and is very spacious.
Jiù旧
shí时
，
shàng上
fáng房
tài太
tai太
zhǎng掌
guǎn管
jiā家
zhōng中
dà大
xiǎo小
shì事
wù务
。
In olden times, the principal wife managed all household affairs.