Usage note
房屋表示房子和建筑。
fáng wū biǎo shì fáng zi hé jiàn zhù。
房屋 means a house or building.
Context note
房屋常用于居住、买卖和介绍。
fáng wū cháng yòng yú jū zhù 、 mǎi mài hé jiè shào。
It is often used with living, buying, and description.
5 examples
这座房屋很大。
zhè zuò fáng wū hěn dà。
This house is very big.
房屋正在装修。
fáng wū zhèng zài zhuāng xiū。
The house is being renovated.
他们买了房屋。
tā men mǎi le fáng wū。
They bought a house.
房屋很漂亮。
fáng wū hěn piào liang。
The house is very beautiful.
请保护房屋。
qǐng bǎo hù fáng wū。
Please protect the house.
5 mini stories
老师带学生看房屋。
lǎo shī dài xué shēng kàn fáng wū。
The teacher took the students to look at houses.
这座房屋很旧。
zhè zuò fáng wū hěn jiù。
This house is very old.
他们在房屋前拍照。
tā men zài fáng wū qián pāi zhào。
They took photos in front of the house.
房屋里很安静。
fáng wū lǐ hěn ān jìng。
It is very quiet in the house.
这片地区有很多新房屋。
zhè piàn dì qū yǒu hěn duō xīn fáng wū。
This area has many new houses.
Mini dialogue
画房子
A
你画的房屋真漂亮！
Nǐ huà de fángwū zhēn piàoliang!
The house you drew is really beautiful!
B
谢谢！这座房屋有红色的屋顶。
Xièxie! Zhè zuò fángwū yǒu hóngsè de wūdǐng.
Thanks! This house has a red roof.
新家
A
你家是什么样的房屋？
Nǐ jiā shì shénme yàng de fángwū?
What kind of house is your home?
B
我家是一座两层的房屋，还有一个花园。
Wǒ jiā shì yī zuò liǎng céng de fángwū, hái yǒu yī gè huāyuán.
My home is a two-storey house, and it also has a garden.
Related words and contrasts
similar
房子
fángzi
house
more common in spoken Chinese
related
建筑
jiànzhù
building
refers to any building, not just houses
related
家
jiā
home; family
emphasizes the home as a place of family