tenement in Chinese
tenement in Chinese is 公寓 — tenement means a large building divided into flats and rented out to multiple tenants, often old or run-down.
tenement in Chinese
公寓
Pronounced: gōng yù
A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
What does "tenement" mean?
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noun A large building divided into flats and rented out to multiple tenants, often old or run-down.
"He turned into Cumberland street and, going on some paces, halted in the lee of the station wall. No-one. Meade’s timberyard. Piled balks. Ruins and tenements."
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tenement in a sentence
- He turned into Cumberland street and, going on some paces, halted in the lee of the station wall. No-one. Meade’s timberyard. Piled balks. Ruins and tenements.
- The family shared a cramped tenement flat on the fourth floor.
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What is "tenement" in Chinese?
"tenement" in Chinese is 公寓. tenement means: A large building divided into flats and rented out to multiple tenants, often old or run-down.
How do you pronounce 公寓?
"tenement" in Chinese is 公寓, pronounced "gōng yù".
How do you use "tenement" in a sentence?
Example: "The family shared a cramped tenement flat on the fourth floor." In Chinese, "tenement" is 公寓.
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