How to say “classroom” in Chinese
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“Classroom” in Chinese is 教室, jiào shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
教室 is read jiào shì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
In 教室 it is read jiào.
On top, 宀 “roof”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “教室”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 教室. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们的教室在三楼wǒmendejiàoshìzàisānlóuOur classroom is on the third floor.
- 我一下课就去教室找你wǒyíxiàkèjiùqùjiàoshìzhǎonǐAs soon as class is over, I'll come to the classroom to find you.
- 同学们陆续走进了教室tóngxuémenlùxùzǒujìnlejiàoshìMy classmates came into the classroom one after another.
- 上课铃响了快进教室吧shàngkèlíngxiǎngle,kuàijìnjiàoshìbaThe bell for class has rung — hurry into the classroom.
More words from the lesson “At school”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “classroom” in Chinese?
“Classroom” in Chinese is 教室, pinyin jiàoshì.
What does 教室 mean?
教室 (jiàoshì) means “classroom”.
How do you write 教室?
教室 is 2 characters: 教 (jiāo) — teach; 室 (shì) — room. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 教室?
教室 is read jiàoshì. Tones: jiào — fourth tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“classroom” in the lesson “At school”
This word is from the topic “Studies and tasks” of HSK 2. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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