Meaning
房地产 refers to real estate, encompassing land and buildings together as property. It's a standard term in business, economics, and daily life when discussing property ownership, the housing market, or property development. The term literally means 'house-land-property' and is used both for residential and commercial real estate.
Usage
This is a formal and neutral term commonly used in business contexts, news media, and official documents. In casual conversation, people might say 房子 (house) or 楼房 (building) when talking about their own property, but 房地产 is the standard term when discussing the real estate industry, market trends, or property investment. It collocates frequently with words like 市场 (market), 开发 (development), and 投资 (investment).
Examples
- 01他在房地产行业工作了十年。.He has worked in the real estate industry for ten years.
- 02最近房地产市场价格上涨很快。.Recently, real estate market prices have been rising quickly.
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Common collocations
- 房地产市场real estate market
- 房地产开发real estate development
- 房地产中介real estate agent/agency
- 房地产投资real estate investment
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Origin
The term combines 房 (house/building), 地 (land), and 产 (property/assets) to create a comprehensive word for immovable property that includes both structures and the land they occupy.