公寓

公寓 gōngyù

Apartment

HSK 5 gongyu

What 公寓 means

  1. Apartment

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 公寓 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

公寓 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

gōng
Public (official)
Reside (residence)

How to write 公寓

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Questions about 公寓

What does 公寓 mean in English?

公寓 is pronounced gōngyù and means Apartment.

How do you pronounce 公寓?

公寓 is gōngyù in pinyin — written gongyu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 公寓?

公寓 is written with 2 characters: 公 (gōng) Public (official), 寓 (yù) Reside (residence). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 公寓 an HSK word?

Yes — 公寓 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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