公寓 gōngyù apartment building
apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc)
How to remember 公寓: 公 public + 寓 residence = apartment building.
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How it is used
- An apartment building / block of flats - 住在公寓里 (zhù zài gōngyù lǐ) to live in an apartment.
- Refers to multi-unit residential buildings, often rented; measure word 套 (tào) for a unit.
- Contrast 别墅 (biéshù, villa/detached house) - 公寓 is a flat in a shared building.
Example sentences
- 我们租了公寓。 Wǒmen zū le gōngyù.We rented an apartment.
- 我想租一套公寓。 Wǒ xiǎng zū yī tào gōngyù.I want to rent an apartment.
- 我正忙著找公寓。 Wǒ zhèngmáng zhù zhǎo gōngyù.I'm busy looking for an apartment.