How to say “room” in Chinese
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“Room” in Chinese is 屋子, wū zi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
屋子 is read wū zi: 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
A picture of a swaddled baby. As a suffix it is read with the neutral tone: zi.
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 “屋子”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 屋子. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 沙发在屋子中间。shāfāzàiwūzizhōngjiānThe sofa is in the middle of the room.
- 请把箱子放在屋子中间qǐngbǎxiāngzifàngzàiwūzizhōngjiānPlease put the box in the middle of the room.
- 昨天我家来了一屋子客人。zuótiānwǒjiāláileyìwūzikèrénYesterday my place was full of guests.
- 屋子里的灯突然灭了。wūzilidedēngtūránmièleThe light in the room suddenly went out.
- 屋子里怎么这么黑？wūzilizěnmezhèmehēiWhy is it so dark in the room?
- 这间屋子很潮湿，衣服总是晾不干。zhèjiānwūzihěncháoshī,yīfuzǒngshìliàngbugānThis room is damp; the laundry never dries.
More words from the lesson “In the apartment”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “room” in Chinese?
“Room” in Chinese is 屋子, pinyin wūzi.
What does 屋子 mean?
屋子 (wūzi) means “room”.
How do you write 屋子?
屋子 is 2 characters: 屋 (wū) — house, room; 子 (zǐ) — child; suffix. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 屋子?
屋子 is read wūzi. Tones: wū — first tone, zi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“room” in the lesson “In the apartment”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. 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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