房子 fáng zi
“house; building (single- or two-story); apartment”
noun2021 list level 1Measure word 栋 · 幢 · 座 · 套 · 间
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
房子 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 623: 房子 fángzi — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 95
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 房子
房子 is a noun for a house or apartment as a physical dwelling. Count it with 套 (a whole unit), 间 (rooms inside) or 栋 (a building); it often follows 租, 买 and 住.
例句Example sentences
- 他们在学校附近租了一套房子。tā men zài xué xiào fù jìn zū le yí tào fáng zi.They rented an apartment near the school.
- 这套房子的房租太贵了。zhè tào fáng zi de fáng zū tài guì le.The rent for this apartment is too expensive.
- 我朋友去年买了一套新房子。wǒ péng you qù nián mǎi le yí tào xīn fáng zi.My friend bought a new apartment last year.
易混词Easily confused
房子vs家
家 means 'home, family' and is personal and abstract (回家、我家有三个人); 房子 is the concrete building or unit you buy or rent.