🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

合作社住房

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hé zuò shè zhù fáng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cooperative housing/koʊˈɑːp.ɚ.ə.tɪv ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"合作社住房为城市居民提供了经济实惠的居住选择。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A residential property type in which a corporation owns the real estate and residents own shares in that corporation corresponding to the value of their particular apartment or home.

    "Many urban families choose cooperative housing as an affordable alternative to traditional condominium ownership."
  2. 2

    A housing association or intentional community jointly managed by its inhabitants for mutual benefit and shared resources.

    "The student cooperative housing project emphasizes shared cooking, cleaning duties, and democratic governance."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'cooperative', derived from Late Latin 'cooperativus' (working together), and 'housing', originating from Old English 'hūsian' (to provide with a shelter or lodging). It emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as industrial urbanization prompted alternative models of community-owned property and shared residential living.

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🇫🇷French → English

coopérative d'habitation

Transliteration: koh-pay-rah-teev dah-bee-tah-syohn

"De plus en plus de citadins optent pour la coopérative d'habitation."

🇩🇪German → English

Genossenschafttwohnung

Transliteration: guh-nos-en-shafts-voh-nung

Script: Genossenschaftswohnung

"Genossenschafttwohnungen bieten oft bezahlbaren Wohnraum in der Stadt."

🇮🇹Italian → English

cooperativa edilizia

Transliteration: koh-oh-per-ah-tee-vah eh-dee-leet-see-ah

"La cooperativa edilizia ha permesso alle famiglie di comprare casa."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

vivienda cooperativa

Transliteration: bee-byen-dah koh-oh-per-ah-tee-bah

"La vivienda cooperativa fomenta un fuerte sentido de comunidad."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

habitação cooperativa

Transliteration: ah-bee-tah-sow koh-oh-per-ah-tee-vuh

"A habitação cooperativa é uma excelente solução para custos reduzidos."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सहकारी आवास

Transliteration: sahkaari aavas

"सहकारी आवास योजना मध्यम वर्ग के लिए बहुत मददगार है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

合作社住房

Transliteration: hé zuò shè zhù fáng

"合作社住房为城市居民提供了经济实惠的居住选择。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

협동조합 주택

Transliteration: hyeop-dong-jo-hap ju-taek

"협동조합 주택은 주민들이 공동으로 소유하고 관리합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

コーポラティブ住宅

Transliteration: kōporatibu jūtaku

"コーポラティブ住宅では入居者が協力して建物を建てます。"

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