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房间

fángjiān

Description

房间是房子里的一个地方,人们在里面睡觉、休息或者工作。

A 房间 is a place inside a house where people sleep, rest, or work.

我们常说卧室是睡觉的房间,客厅是大家一起坐的房间。

We often say the bedroom is the 房间 for sleeping, and the living room is the 房间 where everyone sits together.

Meanings

房间fángjiān

a room (in a house, hotel, etc.)

我的房间很干净。

My room is very clean.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    房 (house/room) + 间 (a space/measure for rooms), together meaning an enclosed room.

  • Nuance

    房间 is the general word for 'room'; 屋子 is more colloquial and northern.

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