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书房

書房
shūfáng
noun HSK 5 #8,263

Measure Word

一间书房 jiān

Meanings

  1. 1 study (room); home office
  2. 2 library (in a traditional house)

Characters

书
shū
book; writing
房
fáng
room; house
Book room - a room dedicated to reading and studying.

Examples

HSK 2
我们家有一间小书房。
Wǒmen jiā yǒu yī jiān xiǎo shūfáng.
Our home has a small study.
HSK 5
他喜欢独自待在书房里看书，那是属于他的私人空间。
Tā xǐhuan dúzì dāi zài shūfáng lǐ kànshū, nà shì shǔyú tā de sīrén kōngjiān.
He likes to read alone in his study; it's his own private space.
HSK 6
书房里摆满了书架。
Shūfáng lǐ bǎi mǎn le shūjià.
The study is filled with bookshelves.

Tips

culture
The 书房 (study) holds great cultural importance in Chinese tradition. Scholars were expected to have a 书房 with the 文房四宝 (wénfáng sìbǎo, Four Treasures of the Study): 笔 (brush), 墨 (ink), 纸 (paper), and 砚 (inkstone).
usage
Room names in Chinese follow a simple pattern: 书房 (study), 厨房 (kitchen), 卧房 (bedroom - formal), 客房 (guest room). The 房 suffix means 'room.'

Stroke Order

书 shū
房 fáng