住房

Mandarin · pinyin zhù fáng

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  1. housing
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住
zhù · reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
房
fáng · house, building; room; 4th lunar mansion, determinative star π Scorpii
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4–2 · zhu4 fang2

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zyu6 fong4

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noun

  1. (countable) housing (Classifier: 座 m; 棟/栋 m; 間/间 m)

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