屋 子 wū zi house / room / CL:間|间[jian1] 门 gate / door / CL:扇[shan4] / gateway / doorway / CL:個|个[ge4] / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal / derived from Watergate) 房 屋 fáng wū house / building / CL:所[suo3],套[tao4] 房 子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] 收 容 shōu róng to provide a place to stay / to house / to accommodate / (of an institution etc) to take in / to accept 民 宅 mín zhái house / people's homes 宅 院 zhái yuàn house / house with a courtyard 房 舍 fáng shè house / building 宅 子 zhái zi house / residence 屋 宇 wū yǔ (literary) house / building 家 宅 jiā zhái home / residence / house 房 house / room / CL:間|间[jian1] / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines) 居 to reside / to be (in a certain position) / to store up / to be at a standstill / residence / house / restaurant / classifier for bedrooms 屋 house / room / CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] 人 家 rén jiā household / dwelling / family / sb else's house / household business / house of woman's husband-to-be / CL:戶|户[hu4],家[jia1] 出 版 社 chū bǎn shè publishing house 宠 物 chǒng wù house pet 房 价 fáng jià house price / cost of housing 二 手 房 èr shǒu fáng second-hand house / house acquired indirectly through a middle-man 奶 奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother) / (respectful) mistress of the house / CL:位[wei4] / (coll.) boobies / breasts 买 房 mǎi fáng to buy a house 山 庄 shān zhuāng manor house / villa / (used in hotel names) 少 爷 shào ye son of the boss / young master of the house / your son (honorific) 客 栈 kè zhàn tavern / guest house / inn / hotel 搬 家 bān jiā to move house / removal 招 租 zhāo zū (of a house or room) to be for rent 新 房 xīn fáng brand new house / bridal chamber 家 门 jiā mén house door / family clan 葫 芦 hú lu calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) / hoist / generic term for block and tackle (or parts thereof) / muddled / (poker) full house 白 宫 Bái gōng White House 房 租 fáng zū rent for a room or house 主 妇 zhǔ fù housewife / woman of senior authority in a household / the lady of the house / hostess 招 待 所 zhāo dài suǒ guest house / small hotel 名 门 míng mén famous family / prestigious house 印 刷 厂 yìn shuā chǎng printing house / print shop 平 房 píng fáng bungalow / single-story house 书 局 shū jú bookstore / publishing house 房 主 fáng zhǔ landlord / house owner 咖 啡 屋 kā fēi wū coffee house / café / CL:家[jia1] 急 诊 jí zhěn to give or receive urgent medical treatment / emergency treatment (at a hospital emergency department, or from a doctor on a house call) 看 家 kān jiā to look after the house / (of skill, ability) special / outstanding 私 房 sī fáng privately-owned house / private rooms / private ownings 民 房 mín fáng private house 四 合 院 sì hé yuàn courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence) 门 牌 mén pái door plate / house number 危 房 wēi fáng decrepit house 咱 家 zán jiā I / me / we / my home / our house 鬼 屋 guǐ wū haunted house 歌 剧 院 gē jù yuàn opera house 两 院 liǎng yuàn two chambers (of legislative assembly), e.g. House of Representatives and Senate 众 议 院 Zhòng yì yuàn lower house of bicameral assembly / House of Representatives (USA) / Chamber of Deputies 壁 虎 bì hǔ gecko / house lizard 府 邸 fǔ dǐ mansion house / official residence 软 禁 ruǎn jìn house arrest 太 爷 tài yé (respectful for) one's grandfather / sb's father / older people / the head of the house (used by servants) / a district magistrate 东 宫 dōng gōng Orient House 世 子 shì zǐ crown prince / heir of a noble house 少 奶 奶 shào nǎi nai young lady of the house / wife of the young master 当 家 作 主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) / to be the master of one's own affairs 自 家 人 zì jiā rén sb with whom one is on familiar terms / sb from the same place (same house, same town etc) / one of us 趁 火 打 劫 chèn huǒ dǎ jié to loot a burning house / to profit from sb's misfortune (idiom) 搬 动 bān dòng to move (sth around) / to move house 迎 亲 yíng qīn (of the groom's family) to send a bridal sedan chair 花轎|花轿 / to fetch the bride / to send a party to escort the bride to the groom's house 府 第 fǔ dì mansion house / official residence 挨 家 挨 户 āi jiā āi hù to go from house to house 客 满 kè mǎn to have a full house / to be sold out / no vacancy 通 水 tōng shuǐ to have running water (in a house etc) 包 租 bāo zū to rent / to charter / to rent land or a house for subletting / fixed rent for farmland 堂 屋 táng wū central room of a traditional Chinese house 抄 家 chāo jiā to search a house and confiscate possessions 出 诊 chū zhěn to visit a patient at home (of a doctor) / house call 过 家 家 guò jiā jiā to play house 照 壁 zhào bì a screen wall across the gate of a house (for privacy) 众 议 员 zhòng yì yuán member of the US House of Representatives 双 号 shuāng hào even number (on a ticket, house etc) 下 院 xià yuàn lower house (of parliament) 黄 金 屋 huáng jīn wū lit. house made of gold / fig. luxurious residence 茅 房 máo fáng toilet (rural euphemism) / thatched hut or house 凶 宅 xiōng zhái inauspicious abode / haunted house 元 老 院 yuán lǎo yuàn upper house / senate / senior statesmen's assembly 引 狼 入 室 yǐn láng rù shì to show the wolf into the house (idiom) / to introduce a potential source of trouble 油 漆 工 yóu qī gōng house painter 盈 门 yíng mén lit. fill the door / fill the house (at a wedding or auspicious occasion) 宾 至 如 归 bīn zhì rú guī guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home 金 屋 藏 娇 jīn wū cáng jiāo a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom) / a magnificent house built for a beloved woman 莱 温 斯 基 Lái wēn sī jī Monica Lewinsky (1973-), former White House intern 码 子 mǎ zi number (e.g. page or house number) / numeral (e.g. Arabic or Chinese numeral) / code sign / plus or minus sound / counter / chip (e.g. in gambling games) / price tag / ready cash at one's disposal (old) 打 家 劫 舍 dǎ jiā jié shè to break into a house for robbery (idiom) 庇 护 所 bì hù suǒ safe house 满 堂 彩 mǎn táng cǎi everyone present applauds / universal acclaim / a standing ovation / to bring the house down 下 议 院 xià yì yuàn lower chamber (of legislative body) / lower house / the House of Commons 幽 禁 yōu jìn to imprison / to place under house arrest 赵 紫 阳 Zhào Zǐ yáng Zhao Ziyang (1919-2005), PRC reforming politician, general secretary of Chinese Communist Party 1987-1989, held under house arrest from 1989 to his death, and non-person since then 青 瓦 台 Qīng wǎ tái Blue House (Cheong Wa Dae), residence of the president of South Korea in Seoul 易 卜 生 Yì bǔ shēng Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian dramatist, author of Doll's House 玩偶之家 汗 牛 充 栋 hàn niú chōng dòng lit. enough books to make a pack-ox sweat or to fill a house to the rafters (idiom) / fig. many books 上 议 院 Shàng yì yuàn Upper Chamber / Upper House / Senate 华 屋 huá wū magnificent residence / splendid house 澡 塘 zǎo táng communal bath / common pool in bath house 楼 house with more than 1 story / storied building / floor / CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]
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