shì
chambre
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我在教室里学习。
wǒ zài jiàoshì lǐ xuéxí.
I am studying in the classroom.
我的卧室很小。
wǒ de wò shì hěn xiǎo .
My bedroom is very small.
他住在学校寝室里。
tā zhù zài xué xiào qǐn shì lǐ .
He lives in the school dormitory.
房间 (fáng jiān)
room
屋子 (wū zi)
house
外 (wài)
outside
室外 (shìwài)
outdoors
The Chinese character 室 (shì) for "room" is a pictophonetic character, combining a phonetic component 冘 (mì) and a semantic component 宀 (mián), which represents a roof. The character 室 originally meant "a room with a roof" and was later extended to mean "room" in general.The phonetic component 冘 (mì) is a simplified form of the character 冘 (mì), which means "to cover" or "to hide". This component suggests that the character 室 is related to the idea of covering or enclosing a space.The semantic component 宀 (mián) is a pictograph of a roof. This component indicates that the character 室 is related to the concept of a building or a shelter.The combination of the phonetic component 冘 (mì) and the semantic component 宀 (mián) creates the character 室 (shì), which means "room". The character 室 is used in a variety of words related to rooms and buildings, such as 教室 (jiàoshì, classroom), 卧室 (wòshì, bedroom), and 客厅 (kètīng, living room).
