Definition
公房 refers to publicly-owned housing in China, typically allocated by state-owned work units (单位) or the government as welfare housing. It contrasts with 私房 (private housing) and 商品房 (commercial housing). The term is historically tied to China's pre-1998 housing allocation system; today, many 公房 have been sold to tenants or are managed as public rental housing.
p.w.
public housing (owned by the state or a work unit)
Examples
- 公房。Tā zhù zài dānwèi de gōng fáng lǐ.He lives in the work unit's public housing.
- 公房。Yǐqián hěnduō chéngshì jūmín dōu fēn dào le gōng fáng.In the past, many urban residents were allocated public housing.
- 公房，。Zhèxiē gōng fáng yǐjīng lǎojiù, xūyào wéixiū.These public housing units are old and need repairs.
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