民房

yī dòng mín fáng

一栋民房

a private house

zhàn mín fáng

占民房

seize a private house

wǒ men zài yī suǒ kàn sì zhàn fáng de wū zi tīng jūn guān jiǎng jiě huì bào guò hòu cái tīng shuō nà suǒ fáng zi qí shí shì mín fáng

我们在一所看似栈房的屋子听军官讲解汇报，过后才听说那所房子其实是民房。

We were given a briefing by an officer in a construction that looked like a barn. Later we were told that it was a private house.

bù duì quán bù zhù zài mín fáng li

部队全部住在民房里。

The troops are all in billets.