fáng zi
house; building
我住在房子里。
wǒ zhù zài fáng zi lǐ.
I live in a house.
房子很大。
fáng zi hěn dà.
The house is big.
房子很漂亮。
fáng zi hěn piào liang.
The house is beautiful.
屋子 (wū zi)
house
住宅 (zhù zhai)
residence
公寓 (gōng yù)
apartment
公寓 (gōngyù)
apartment
别墅 (biéshù)
villa
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The Chinese character 房 (fáng) originally meant "house" or "room". It is composed of two parts: the radical 宀 (miàn), which represents a roof, and the phonetic component 方 (fāng), which represents a square or a room. The character 子 (zǐ) means "child" or "son". It is composed of two parts: the radical 孑 (jié), which represents a person standing alone, and the phonetic component 宀 (miàn), which represents a roof. The character 房子 (fángzi) is a compound of 房 (fáng) and 子 (zǐ). It originally meant "a house for children" or "a children's room". Over time, the meaning of 房子 (fángzi) has expanded to include any type of house or building.
