Break Language Barriers: Real Estate and Housing Vocabulary in Chinese
Key Chinese vocabulary for real estate!
Here is a list of essential real estate and housing vocabulary in Chinese with their meanings and pronunciations to get started:
- 房子 (fángzi): house
- 房 (fáng): house (short form, used in compounds)
- 公寓 (gōngyù): apartment
- 别墅 (biéshù): villa, detached house
- 平房 (píng fáng): bungalow
- 房间 (fángjiān): room
- 客厅 (kètīng): living room
- 卧室 (wòshì): bedroom
- 厨房 (chúfáng): kitchen
- 卫生间 (wèishēngjiān): bathroom
- 阳台 (yángtái): balcony
- 房租 (fángzū): rent
- 租房 (zūfáng): rent a house/apartment
- 买房 (mǎi fáng): buy a house
- 卖房 (mài fáng): sell a house
- 房东 (fángdōng): landlord
- 房客 (fángkè): tenant
- 押金 (yājīn): security deposit
- 中介 (zhōngjiè): agent, intermediary
- 面积 (miànjī): area (of a house)
- 一居室 (yī jūshì): one-bedroom apartment
- 两居室 (liǎng jūshì): two-bedroom apartment
Measure words for houses:
- 栋 (dòng), 幢 (zhuàng): measure word for buildings/houses
- 套 (tào): measure word for apartments
- 间 (jiān): measure word for rooms
This vocabulary covers key terms for talking about different types of housing, rooms in a house, renting, buying, and selling.