书房

書房
shūfáng
noun HSK 6 #8,263

Measure Word

书房 jiān

Meanings

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

Characters

Book room - a room dedicated to reading and studying.

Examples

HSK 1
Wǒmen jiā yǒu yī jiān xiǎo shūfáng.
Our home has a small study.
HSK 4
Shūfáng lǐ bǎi mǎn le shūjià.
The study is filled with bookshelves.
HSK 5
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.

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): (brush), (ink), (paper), and (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 suffix means 'room.'

Stroke Order

shū
fáng