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公寓 — meaning in English

gōng yù

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English meaning

  • apartment noun A self-contained set of rooms for living in, forming part of a larger building; a flat.
  • block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  • condominium noun A privately owned unit within a larger building or complex, where common areas are jointly owned by all residents.
  • tenement noun A large building divided into flats and rented out to multiple tenants, often old or run-down.

Senses

公寓 is used for these senses in English:

  • apartment (chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
  • apartment building A residential building containing multiple apartments or flats.
  • condominium (US, Canada, Philippines) A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly. [from 20th c.]
  • tenement A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.

apartment — full definition

  1. noun A self-contained set of rooms for living in, forming part of a larger building; a flat.
  2. noun A single room within a larger house or residence.

block — full definition

  1. noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
  2. noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
  3. noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
  4. verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
  5. verb To stop someone from contacting you online.

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