公寓
Old HSK 5
公寓 (gōngyù) · apartment
公寓 (gōngyù) means “apartment; apartment building”. It is written with 2 characters: 公 (fair) + 寓 (residence). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 公寓 is built
The characters
公 gōng · fair
What 公 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 厶sī — private
Origin hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
寓 yù · residence
What 寓 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 禺yú — district
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 禸róu — rump
- 冂 — frame
- 厶sī — private
- 日rì — sun; day
Example sentences
他在市中心租了一套公寓。Tā zài shìzhōngxīn zū le yī tào gōngyù.He rented an apartment in the city centre.
这座公寓有二十层。Zhè zuò gōngyù yǒu èrshí céng.This apartment building has twenty floors.
Questions about 公寓
What does 公寓 mean?
公寓 (gōngyù) means “apartment; apartment building”.
How do you pronounce 公寓?
公寓 is pronounced gōngyù.
Which HSK level is 公寓?
公寓 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 办公室bàngōngshìoffice
- 公共汽车gōnggòng qìchēbus
- 公交车gōngjiāochēbus
- 公斤gōngjīnkilogram
- 公里gōnglǐkilometer
- 公路gōnglùroad
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 公司gōngsīcompany
- 公园gōngyuánpark
- 高速公路gāosù gōnglùexpressway
Learn 公寓 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.