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
- noun A self-contained set of rooms for living in, forming part of a larger building; a flat.
- noun A single room within a larger house or residence.
block — full definition
- noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
- noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
- verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
- verb To stop someone from contacting you online.