House vs. Apartment 房子 vs. 公寓Fángzi vs. Gōngyù

🏠 House vs. Apartment

房子 vs. 公寓
Fángzi vs. Gōngyù

Whether you live in a big house or a small apartment, it's home — 家 (jiā).

💬 Let’s learn how to say them in Chinese:

English Chinese Pinyin

House 房子 fángzi
Apartment 公寓 gōngyù
Home 家 jiā

🏡 Example Sentences:


1. 我住在一个房子里。
Wǒ zhù zài yí gè fángzi lǐ.
I live in a house.

2. 她住在公寓里。
Tā zhù zài gōngyù lǐ.
She lives in an apartment.

Apartment 公寓 Gōngyù

3. 房子比较大，公寓比较方便。
Fángzi bǐjiào dà, gōngyù bǐjiào fāngbiàn.
Houses are usually bigger, apartments are more convenient.

4. 你的房子很大
Nǐ de fángzǐ hěn dà
Your house is big.

5. 洗手间  很大
 xĭshŏujiān hěn dà
The bathroom is big.
6. 客厅 
Kètīng
The living room

7.我喜欢你的大客厅
Wǒ xǐhuān nǐ de dà kètīng
I like your big living room

8. 我只有一个 洗手间
Wǒ zhǐyǒu yī gè xĭshŏujiān
I have only one bathroom

9. 他的公寓只有两个房间
Tā de gōngyù zhǐyǒu liǎng gè fángjiān.
His apartment only have two rooms.

10. 我的公寓只有三个房间。
Wǒ de gōngyù zhǐyǒu sān gè fángjiān.
My apartment  only has three rooms.
11.我的客厅很小
Wǒ de kètīng hěn xiǎo
My living room is small

12.我们的房间很小
Wǒmen de fángjiān hěn xiǎo
Our room is small

13. 我的新公寓很小
Wǒ de xīn gōngyù hěn xiǎo
My new apartment is small.

14. 厨房
Chúfáng
Kitchen
15. 卧室
Wòshì
Bedroom
16. 她的卧室很漂亮
Tā de wòshì hěn piàoliang
Her bedroom is very beautiful
她的 Tā de = Her
卧室 wòshì = bedroom
很 hěn = very
漂亮 piàoliang = beautiful

17. 他只有三个房间
Tā zhǐyǒu sān gè fángjiān
He only has three room
他 Tā = He
只 zhǐ = only
有 yǒu = has
三个 sān gè = three+ measure word
房间 fángjiān = room


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