public housing; work shed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
housing owned by the state or collective and allocated to employees or residents
dialectRefers to a common housing arrangement in urban China from the mid-20th century. Contrasts with privately-owned housing. Often used in a historical or administrative context.
Guò过
qù去
hěn很
duō多
gōng工
rén人
dōu都
zhù住
zài在
dān单
wèi位
fēn分
de的
gōng公
fáng房
lǐ里
。
In the past, many workers lived in public housing allocated by their work units.
Tā他
men们
jiā家
de的
gōng公
fáng房
miàn面
jī积
hěn很
xiǎo小
。
Their public housing apartment is very small in area.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
zhèng正
zài在
gǎi改
zào造
zhè这
xiē些
jiù旧
gōng公
fáng房
。
The government is renovating these old public housing units.
noun
temporary shelter for workers; work shed
dialectRefers to simple, often temporary structures built at construction sites or workplaces to house workers or store tools.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
zài在
gōng工
dì地
páng旁
de的
lín临
shí时
gōng公
fáng房
lǐ里
xiū休
xī息
。
The workers rested in the temporary work sheds next to the construction site.
Gōng工
jù具
dōu都
fàng放
zài在
nà那
ge个
xiǎo小
gōng公
fáng房
lǐ里
。
All the tools are stored in that small work shed.