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舒服shū fucomfortable

HSK 2word

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舒服 (shū fu) means "comfortable" or "feeling well." It can describe a thing, as in 这张床很舒服 (this bed is very comfortable), or how your body feels, and 不舒服 says you feel unwell, as in 我今天不舒服 (I don't feel well today).

What does 舒服 mean?

  1. 1.

    comfortableadjective

  2. 2.

    feeling welladjective

What do the characters in 舒服 mean?

  • 舒to relax
  • 服not compositional here

How do you use 舒服?

舒服 can take 很 like other adjectives; 不舒服 often means you feel sick or unwell.

Patterns

  • 很 + 舒服

    这张床很舒服。

    Zhè zhāng chuáng hěn shūfu.

    This bed is very comfortable.

  • 不舒服

    我今天不舒服。

    Wǒ jīntiān bù shūfu.

    I don't feel well today.

What are some examples of 舒服 in a sentence?

  1. 这张床很舒服。

    Zhè zhāng chuáng hěn shūfu.

    This bed is very comfortable.

  2. 这件衣服很舒服。

    Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn shūfu.

    This piece of clothing is very comfortable.

  3. 我今天不舒服。

    Wǒ jīntiān bù shūfu.

    I don't feel well today.

How is 舒服 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你哪儿不舒服?

    Nǐ nǎr bù shūfu?

    Where do you feel unwell?

  2. Speaker B:

    我头有点儿疼。

    Wǒ tóu yǒudiǎnr téng.

    My head hurts a little.

  3. Speaker A:

    你去床上休息一下吧。

    Nǐ qù chuáng shang xiūxi yíxià ba.

    Go rest on the bed for a bit.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,躺着舒服多了。

    Hǎo, tǎng zhe shūfu duō le.

    OK, lying down feels much better.

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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.