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内屋

內屋
nèiwū
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 inner room
  2. 2 interior room (of a traditional house)

Examples

客人坐在堂屋，主人从内屋端出茶来。
Kèrén zuò zài tángwū, zhǔrén cóng nèiwū duān chū chá lái.
Guests sat in the central room while the host brought tea out from the inner room.
奶奶在内屋睡午觉。
Nǎinai zài nèiwū shuì wǔjiào.
Grandma is napping in the inner room.

Tips

usage
In a traditional layout, rooms get more private the further you go from the 堂屋 (front / central hall). 内屋 is the private, family-only interior — bedrooms, storage, women's quarters in older usage.

Stroke Order

内 nèi
屋 wū