休息室 (xiūxishì): lounge

Measure Word

一间休息室 jiān

Meanings

1 lounge
2 rest room
3 break room

Characters

Examples

演员们在休息室等待上台。

Yǎnyuán men zài xiūxishì děngdài shàngtái.

The actors waited in the lounge to go on stage.

机场有一个VIP休息室。

Jīchǎng yǒu yīgè VIP xiūxishì.

The airport has a VIP lounge.

Tips

mistakes

休息室 means 'lounge/break room,' not 'restroom/bathroom.' The bathroom is 洗手间 (xǐshǒujiān) or 卫生间 (wèishēngjiān).

Stroke Order

休 xiū

息 xī

室 shì

Related Words

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to rest / to take a break

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day off / rest day / day of rest

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to rest; to take a break / to stop; to cease / don't (classical)

更衣室 gēngyīshì HSK 7-9 #6,799

changing room; locker room / dressing room

会议室 huìyìshì #4,649

meeting room / conference room

安息 ānxī #4,397

to rest in peace / to rest

手术室 shǒushùshì HSK 7-9 #5,196

operating room; surgery room

休养生息 xiūyǎng-shēngxī #47,579

to rest and recuperate (idiom) / (esp. of a country after war) to recover strength and let the population grow

入室 rùshì #6,172

to enter a room / to break into a house (in legal contexts)

密室 mìshì #7,917

secret room / sealed chamber / escape room