房事

fángshì

noun #27,267

Meanings

1 sexual intercourse
2 lovemaking
3 marital relations

Characters

room; house; chamber

matter; affair; event

Examples

HSK 7-9

医生建议术后一个月内禁止房事。

Yīshēng jiànyì shùhòu yī gè yuè nèi jìnzhǐ fángshì.

The doctor advised abstaining from sexual activity for one month after the operation.

HSK 7-9

传统中医认为过度房事会损耗元气。

Chuántǒng zhōngyī rènwéi guòdù fángshì huì sǔnhào yuánqì.

Traditional Chinese medicine holds that excessive sexual activity depletes vital energy.

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房事 is a formal or clinical euphemism for sexual intercourse, commonly used in medical and Traditional Chinese Medicine contexts. It is not vulgar but is considered polite and indirect.

Stroke Order

房 fáng

事 shì