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Apartment building in Chinese

apartment building · HSK 5

公寓 gōng yù

  1. 公 gōng public
  2. 寓 yù residence

Counted with 套: 一套公寓 yí tào gōngyù

我在市中心租了一套公寓。 I rented an apartment in the city center.

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How do you say apartment building in Chinese?

Apartment building in Chinese is 公寓 (gōng yù).

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