How to say “bedroom” in Chinese
bedroom
“Bedroom” in Chinese is 卧室, wò shì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
卧室 is read wò 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
卧室 — the “room where you lie down”, i.e. the bedroom.
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 “卧室”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 卧室. 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.
- 床占了卧室一半的面积。chuángzhànlewòshìyíbàndemiànjīThe bed takes up half the bedroom.
- 卧室的面积比书房大wòshìdemiànjībǐshūfángdàThe bedroom is bigger than the study.
- 卧室里有两扇窗户。wòshìliyǒuliǎngshànchuānghuThere are two windows in the bedroom.
More words from the lesson “Rooms and area”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “bedroom” in Chinese?
“Bedroom” in Chinese is 卧室, pinyin wòshì.
What does 卧室 mean?
卧室 (wòshì) means “bedroom”.
How do you write 卧室?
卧室 is 2 characters: 卧 (wò) — lie down; 室 (shì) — room. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 卧室?
卧室 is read wòshì. Tones: wò — fourth tone, shì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“bedroom” 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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