闺房

閨房

guīfáng

noun #20,020

Measure Word

一间闺房 jiān

Meanings

1 boudoir
2 lady's chamber
3 a woman's private room

Characters

women's quarters / boudoir

Examples

古时候，女子多在闺房中绣花读书。

Gǔ shíhòu, nǚzǐ duō zài guīfáng zhōng xiùhuā dúshū.

In ancient times, women would mostly embroider and read in their boudoirs.

她的闺房装饰得十分雅致。

Tā de guīfáng zhuāngshì de shífēn yǎzhì.

Her boudoir was decorated very elegantly.

Tips

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闺房 is a literary and historical term. In modern usage it can mean a woman's private room or bedroom with a slightly old-fashioned or romantic nuance.

Stroke Order

闺 guī

房 fáng