No. 6,178 in Chinese
平房
Single-story house.
In a sentence
我家住在一栋红色的平房。
My family lives in a red single-story house.
The term '平房' is used to describe the type of dwelling, specifically indicating a single-story house.
过去的街区里有很多这样的平房。
In the past, there were many such single-story houses in the neighborhood.
Here, '平房' refers to the architectural style of residences common in earlier times.
建造平房比建造多层建筑需要较少的资金。
Constructing single-story houses requires less funding than building multi-story buildings.
In this sentence, '平房' is referenced in the context of construction and comparative cost.
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