屋子 wūzi room
house; room
How to remember 屋子: 屋 house + 子 child = room.
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How it is used
- Colloquial word for a room - 屋子里很暖和 (wūzi lǐ hěn nuǎnhuo) it's warm inside the room. Measure word 间 (jiān).
- Don't confuse the trio: 屋子 = a room (spoken), 房间 (fángjiān) = a room (neutral), 房子 (fángzi) = the whole house/building.
Example sentences
- 我们在找一个漂亮的屋子住。 Wǒmen zài zhǎo yígè piàoliàng de wūzi zhù.We're looking for a nice house to live in.
- 您怎么让屋子暖起来？ Nín zěnme ràng wūzi nuǎn qǐlái?How do you heat the house?
- 这间屋子朝西。 Zhè jiān wūzi cháo xī.This room faces west.