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屋子wū zihouse

HSK 3word

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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. 1.

    housenoun

  2. 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?

  1. 屋子里很热。

    Wūzi lǐ hěn rè.

    It's very hot in the room.

  2. 这间屋子不大,但是很干净。

    Zhè jiān wūzi bú dà, dànshì hěn gānjìng.

    This room isn't big, but it's very clean.

  3. 请你把屋子打扫一下。

    Qǐng nǐ bǎ wūzi dǎsǎo yíxià.

    Please clean up the room.

How is 屋子 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你在哪儿?

    Nǐ zài nǎr?

    Where are you?

  2. Speaker B:

    我在屋子里看书。

    Wǒ zài wūzi lǐ kàn shū.

    I'm reading in the room.

  3. 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.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,我马上来。

    Hǎo, wǒ mǎshàng lái.

    OK, I'm coming right away.

What should you learn next?

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.