private house; personal residence
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
private house; personal residence (as opposed to public housing)
Refers to a house or property owned by an individual or family, often contrasted with public housing (公房).
Tā他
men们
zài在
shì市
zhōng中
xīn心
mǎi买
le了
yī一
tào套
sī私
fáng房
。
They bought a private house in the city center.
Sī私
fáng房
de的
jià价
gé格
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
gōng公
fáng房
guì贵
。
Private houses are usually more expensive than public housing.
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Zhè这
shì是
yé爷
ye爷
chuán传
xià下
lái来
de的
sī私
fáng房
，
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
dài代
le了
。
This is a private house passed down from Grandpa, now in its third generation.