How to say “study” in Chinese
study (room)
“Study” in Chinese is 书房, shū fáng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
书房 is read shū fáng: 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
On top, 户 “door”.
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 “书房”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 书房. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个公寓有两间卧室和一间书房。zhègegōngyùyǒuliǎngjiānwòshìhéyìjiānshūfángThis apartment has two bedrooms and a study.
- 爸爸在书房里工作bàbazàishūfángligōngzuòDad is working in the study.
- 卧室的面积比书房大wòshìdemiànjībǐshūfángdàThe bedroom is bigger than the study.
More words from the lesson “Rooms and area”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “study” in Chinese?
“Study” in Chinese is 书房, pinyin shūfáng.
What does 书房 mean?
书房 (shūfáng) means “study (room)”.
How do you write 书房?
书房 is 2 characters: 书 (shū) — book; 房 (fáng) — house, room. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 书房?
书房 is read shūfáng. Tones: shū — first tone, fáng — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“study” in the lesson “Rooms and area”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighbors” of HSK 5. 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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