Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

公寓

gōngyù

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩˋ

mainland 公寓樓

  1. 1apartment building; block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc)
In Taiwan

In Taiwan real estate, an older walk-up block of four or five floors with no lift; a newer tower with a lift is a 大樓. Listings assume the distinction.

Example

他們住五樓的公寓,沒有電梯。

tāmen zhù wǔ lóu de gōngyù méiyǒu diàntī

They live in a fifth-floor walk-up with no lift.

Measure word

Keep 公寓 and it comes back until you know it.

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