卧室 wòshì bedroom
How to remember 卧室: 卧 to crouch + 室 a room = bedroom.
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How it is used
- Bedroom - 主卧室 (zhǔ wòshì) master bedroom; measure word 间 (jiān).
- In everyday flat-hunting speak, a bedroom is often just called 卧 (wò) or 房间 (fángjiān); 卧室 is the full, slightly formal term.
- Contrast 客厅 (kètīng) living room - apartments are described as 两室一厅 (liǎng shì yì tīng), where 室 = bedroom.
Example sentences
- 我直接走向卧室。 Wǒ zhíjiē zǒuxiàng wòshì.I go straight toward the bedroom.
- 最大的卧室朝南。 Zuìdà de wòshì cháonán.The largest bedroom faces south.
- 你的卧室里没有人。 Nǐ de wòshì lǐ méiyǒu rén.There's no one in your bedroom.