入室

rùshì

verb #6,172

Meanings

HSK 5

请敲门后再入室。

Qǐng qiāomén hòu zài rùshì.

Please knock before entering the room.

HSK 7-9

小偷入室盗窃。

Xiǎotōu rùshì dàoqiè.

The thief broke into the house to steal.

HSK 7-9

入室抢劫案增多了。

Rùshì qiǎngjié àn zēngduō le.

Home invasion robbery cases have increased.

usage

入室 is often used in legal/crime contexts: 入室盗窃 (burglary), 入室抢劫 (home invasion robbery). In neutral contexts it simply means 'to enter a room.'

memory

入 (enter) + 室 (room) = enter a room. In crime news, it implies breaking in.

入 rù

室 shì