公寓

gōng

Traditional: 公寓

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Translation

flat, apartment

Word origin

A compound of 公 meaning shared or public and 寓 meaning a dwelling, together a shared dwelling. It names a flat or apartment.

Origin
compound
Root
公 (gōng, shared) + 寓 (yù, dwelling)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 公

Stroke order for 寓

Examples

tào

They rented a flat.

tào

This flat has two bedrooms.

The apartment is in the city centre.

I live in the flat on the third floor.

dòng

This block of flats is very new.

公寓 (gōngyù) means flat, apartment. It refers to a unit within a larger residential building.

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