屋子wū zihouse
屋子 (wū zi) means "room" or "house," a space inside a building where people live. It is often used with 里 to say where something is, as in 屋子里很热 (it's hot in the room), and CEDICT gives 间 as its measure word, as in 一间屋子 (a room).
What does 屋子 mean?
- 1.
housenoun
- 2.
roomnoun
What do the characters in 屋子 mean?
- 屋(bound form) room
- 子noun suffix, as in 椅子[yi3 zi5] "chair"
How do you use 屋子?
屋子 often takes 里 to mean inside the room, and its measure word is 间.
What are some examples of 屋子 in a sentence?
How is 屋子 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你在哪儿?
Nǐ zài nǎr?
Where are you?
- Speaker B:
我在屋子里看书。
Wǒ zài wūzi lǐ kàn shū.
I'm reading in the room.
- Speaker A:
外面天气很好,出来走走吧。
Wàimiàn tiānqì hěn hǎo, chūlái zǒuzou ba.
The weather outside is great; come out for a walk.
- Speaker B:
好,我马上来。
Hǎo, wǒ mǎshàng lái.
OK, I'm coming right away.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.