Chinese word

房间

Pronunciation

Pinyinfáng jiān

Meaning

  • nounroom

Example

这个房间很干净。zhè ge fáng jiān hěn gān jìng

This room is very clean.

Illustration for 房间 (room)

More examples

孩子在房间里玩。hái zi zài fáng jiān lǐ wán

The child is playing in the room.

Core concept

A defined indoor area separated from the rest of a building for one or more uses.

Common phrases

  • 这间房间zhè jiān fáng jiān

    this room

  • 在房间里zài fáng jiān lǐ

    in the room

  • 一间房间yì jiān fáng jiān

    a room

Similar words

房子fáng zi: A complete house or building that people live in.
家jiā: The place where a family lives together.
卧室wò shì: A room set aside for sleeping.
客厅kè tīng: A room for receiving guests and gathering with family.

Definition in Chinese

用墙壁、隔断或门窗划分出来、供居住、休息或存放物品的室内空间。yòng qiáng bì gé duàn huò mén chuāng huà fēn chū lái gōng jū zhù xiū xī huò cún fàng wù pǐn de shì nèi kōng jiān

Word origin

The compound 房间 (fángjiān, "room") combines 房 (fáng, "house or room") with 间 (jiān, "space or interval") to name a divided space inside a building.

Usage tips

  • Chinese uses 间 (jiān, "room-measure") after numbers for rooms, making 三间 (sān jiān, "three rooms") a useful pattern for everyday descriptions.

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