Usage note
公寓表示一种可以住人的楼房。
gōng yù biǎo shì yì zhǒng kě yǐ zhù rén de lóu fáng。
公寓 means an apartment building or apartment.
Context note
公寓常用于住房、租房和城市生活。
gōng yù cháng yòng yú zhù fáng 、 zū fáng hé chéng shì shēng huó。
It is often used with housing, renting, and city life.
5 examples
他们住在公寓里。
tā men zhù zài gōng yù lǐ。
They live in an apartment.
这间公寓很大。
zhè jiān gōng yù hěn dà。
This apartment is very big.
公寓楼很高。
gōng yù lóu hěn gāo。
The apartment building is very tall.
她想租一个公寓。
tā xiǎng zū yí gè gōng yù。
She wants to rent an apartment.
公寓附近有商店。
gōng yù fù jìn yǒu shāng diàn。
There are shops near the apartment.
5 mini stories
新搬进公寓后，他很开心。
xīn bān jìn gōng yù hòu， tā hěn kāi xīn。
After moving into the apartment, he was very happy.
这栋公寓离学校很近。
zhè dòng gōng yù lí xué xiào hěn jìn。
This apartment building is close to the school.
他们在公寓楼下见面。
tā men zài gōng yù lóu xià jiàn miàn。
They met downstairs in the apartment building.
公寓里住着很多家庭。
gōng yù lǐ zhù zhe hěn duō jiā tíng。
Many families live in the apartment.
她喜欢公寓窗外的风景。
tā xǐ huan gōng yù chuāng wài de fēng jǐng。
She likes the view outside the apartment window.
Mini dialogue
朋友的家
A
你的新公寓在几楼？
Nǐ de xīn gōngyù zài jǐ lóu?
Which floor is your new apartment on?
B
在五楼，公寓虽然不大，但是很舒服。
Zài wǔ lóu, gōngyù suīrán bù dà, dànshì hěn shūfu.
On the fifth floor. The apartment is not big, but it's very comfortable.
公寓生活
A
住公寓有什么好处？
Zhù gōngyù yǒu shénme hǎochù?
What are the benefits of living in an apartment?
B
公寓附近有公园和商店，很方便。
Gōngyù fùjìn yǒu gōngyuán hé shāngdiàn, hěn fāngbiàn.
There are parks and shops near the apartment, very convenient.
Related words and contrasts
contrast
房子
fáng zi
house
Apartment vs. house
related
邻居
lín jū
neighbor
People living in nearby apartments
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房间
fáng jiān
room
An apartment has rooms