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屋
wū
Description
“屋”常常用来说人住的地方，比如房屋和屋子。
"屋" is often used to refer to the place where people live, such as houses and rooms.
它也可以指房子最上面的部分，就是屋顶。
It can also mean the top part of a house, which is the roof.
Meanings
屋子wūzi
room; house
这间屋子很干净。
This room is very clean.
屋顶wūdǐng
roof; top of a house
猫在屋顶上睡觉。
The cat is sleeping on the roof.
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Notes
- Etymology
originally meant a covering or roof, later extended to mean house or room.
- Nuance
屋 rarely stands alone; it usually appears in compounds like 屋子 or 房屋.
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