Chinese word

更衣室

Pronunciation

Pinyingēng yī shì

Meaning

  • nounchanging room

Example

运动后我去更衣室换衣服。yùn dòng hòu wǒ qù gēng yī shì huàn yī fú

After exercising, I go to the changing room to change clothes.

Illustration for 更衣室 (changing room)

More examples

比赛结束后，他忘了把衣服从更衣室带走。bǐ sài jié shù hòu tā wàng le bǎ yī fú cóng gēng yī shì dài zǒu

After the game, he forgot to take his clothes with him from the changing room.

Core concept

A clothing-change area paired with lockers, shelves, or partitions for belongings.

Common phrases

  • 体育馆更衣室tǐ yù guǎn gēng yī shì

    gym changing room

  • 公司更衣室gōng sī gēng yī shì

    company changing room

Similar words

更衣间gēng yī jiān: A room or partition in a facility used for changing clothes and holding belongings temporarily.
试衣间shì yī jiān: A small room or space in a store where people try on clothes.

Definition in Chinese

供人更换衣物并临时存放个人物品的房间或隔间，常见于体育馆、游泳馆和健身房等场所。gōng rén gēng huàn yī wù bìng lín shí cún fàng gè rén wù pǐn de fáng jiān huò gé jiān cháng jiàn yú tǐ yù guǎn yóu yóng guǎn hé jiàn shēn fáng děng cháng suǒ

Word origin

更 (gēng, "change") + 衣 (yī, "clothes") expresses the activity of changing clothes, and 室 (shì, "room") marks its designated place.

Usage tips

  • Chinese keeps the changing and storage functions under one everyday room name, while English speakers may expect those functions to have separate labels.

Other meanings

  • locker roomnoun

Related words

  • 更衣gēng yīchange clothesverb

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