卧室

臥室

wòshì

noun HSK 5 #2,409

Measure Word

一间卧室 jiān

Meanings

1 bedroom

Characters

to lie down; to recline

Examples

这套公寓有两间卧室。

Zhè tào gōngyù yǒu liǎng jiān wòshì.

This apartment has two bedrooms.

卧室里不要放太多电子设备。

Wòshì lǐ bú yào fàng tài duō diànzǐ shèbèi.

Don't put too many electronic devices in the bedroom.

她把卧室打扫得很干净。

Tā bǎ wòshì dǎsǎo de hěn gānjìng.

She cleaned the bedroom very thoroughly.

Tips

usage

卧室 (bedroom, standard) vs 房间 (fángjiān, room, general) vs 睡房 (shuìfáng, bedroom, Cantonese-influenced). In real estate, apartments are described as 几室 (how many bedrooms): 两室一厅 = 2 bedrooms, 1 living room.

Stroke Order

卧 wò

室 shì