🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

住房协会

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhùfáng xiéhuì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Housing association/ˈhaʊ.zɪŋ əˌsəʊ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"住房协会致力于为中低收入人群提供经济适用房。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An independent, non-profit organization that provides low-cost housing for people in need of a home.

    "The local housing association manages several apartment complexes in the downtown area."
  2. 2

    A community-based organization focused on tenant welfare, estate management, and urban residential support.

    "Residents worked with the housing association to improve neighborhood safety and green spaces."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English 'hūs' (dwelling, shelter) and the Late Latin 'associatio' (to join together). The specific pairing developed in 20th-century British social policy to denote non-profit organizations providing affordable homes.

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🇫🇷French → English

organisme d'habitation à loyer modéré

Transliteration: ɔʁ.ɡa.nis.m d‿a.bi.ta.sjɔ̃ a lwa.je mɔ.de.ʁe

"Cette association de logement aide les familles à trouver des appartements abordables."

🇩🇪German → English

Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft

Transliteration: ˈvɔnʊŋsˌbaʊɡəˌnɔsənschaft

"Die Wohnungsbaugenossenschaft bietet preiswerten Wohnraum für Familien an."

🇮🇹Italian → English

ente di edilizia residenziale pubblica

Transliteration: ˈɛn.te di e.diˈli.tzia re.zi.denˈtʃa.le ˈpub.bli.ka

"L'ente gestisce case popolari per le persone a basso reddito."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

cooperativa de vivienda

Transliteration: ko.o.pe.ɾaˈti.βa ðe βiˈβjen.da

"La asociación de vivienda ofrece alquileres económicos en la ciudad."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

associação de habitação

Transliteration: ɐ.su.siˈɐ.sɐ̃w dɨ a.bi.tɐˈsɐ̃w

"A associação de habitação ajuda famílias de baixa renda a conseguir um lar."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

आवास संघ

Transliteration: āvās sangh

"यह आवास संघ कम आय वाले परिवारों को घर प्रदान करता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

住房协会

Transliteration: zhùfáng xiéhuì

"住房协会致力于为中低收入人群提供经济适用房。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

주택 조합

Transliteration: jutaek johap

"주택 조합은 저소득층을 위한 임대 주택을 관리합니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

住宅協会

Transliteration: jūtaku kyōkai

"住宅協会は手頃な価格の賃貸住宅を提供しています。"

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