🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

多户住宅

Pronunciation / Transliteration: duō hù zhù zhái

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Multi-family house/ˈmʌl.tiˌfæm.ɪ.li haʊs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这座多户住宅为城市居民提供了更多经济实惠的选择。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A residential building containing multiple separate housing units for several families.

    "The real estate developer plans to build a modern multi-family house in the downtown residential district."
  2. 2

    A large home designed to accommodate more than one nuclear family under a single roof with distinct living quarters.

    "Living in a multi-family house allows extended relatives to stay close while maintaining their own privacy."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the English adjective multi-family (from Latin multus, meaning many, and familia, meaning household) and house (from Old English hūs, meaning dwelling). The term emerged in modern urban planning and real estate terminology to classify residential buildings designed to accommodate more than one family living independently.

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