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house
house
eaves
cabin
barbershop
roommate
outdoors
HDB flats
roof
lit. multiple roof
kennel
row house
Notice where 屋 sits in each complete thought.
He was born in this very room.
Source: Tatoeba #1245336 · CC BY 2.0 FRTom was waiting inside his cabin.
Source: Tatoeba #5631905 · CC BY 2.0 FRMy beer was finished off by my room-mate.
Source: Tatoeba #777603 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere's a doghouse in the yard.
Source: Tatoeba #3780997 · CC BY 2.0 FRTom won't let you in his house.
Source: Tatoeba #5581764 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere are many people in the house.
Source: Tatoeba #1216053 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.