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地下室

dìxiàshì
noun HSK 6 #2,732

Measure Word

一间地下室 jiān

Meanings

  1. 1 basement; cellar
  2. 2 underground room

Characters

地
dì
ground; earth
下
xià
below; under
室
shì
room
A room under the ground — a basement.

Examples

他把地下室改成了健身房。
Tā bǎ dìxiàshì gǎi chéng le jiànshēnfáng.
He converted the basement into a gym.
地下室很潮湿。
Dìxiàshì hěn cháoshī.
The basement is very damp.
这栋楼有两层地下室。
Zhè dòng lóu yǒu liǎng céng dìxiàshì.
This building has two basement levels.
他们在地下室存放葡萄酒。
Tāmen zài dìxiàshì cúnfàng pútaojiǔ.
They store wine in the basement.

Tips

usage
地下室 is the standard word for basement. In big Chinese cities, basements are sometimes rented out as cheap housing, known as 地下室出租.

Stroke Order

地 dì
下 xià
室 shì