宗室
zōng shì
Pinyin

Definition

宗室
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zōng shì
  1. imperial clan
  2. member of the imperial clan
  3. clansman
  4. ancestral shrine

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

宗师
zōng shī
  1. 1 great scholar respected for learning and integrity
室内
shì nèi
  1. 1 indoor
寝室
qǐn shì
  1. 1 bedroom
  2. 2 dormitory
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
教室
jiào shì
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
正宗
zhèng zōng
  1. 1 orthodox school
  2. 2 fig. traditional
  3. 3 old school
  4. 4 authentic
  5. 5 genuine
卧室
wò shì
  1. 1 bedroom
  2. 2 CL:間|间[jiān]
办公室
bàn gōng shì
  1. 1 office
  2. 2 business premises
  3. 3 bureau
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān]
休息室
xiū xī shì
  1. 1 lobby
  2. 2 lounge
候车室
hòu chē shì
  1. 1 waiting room (for train, bus etc)
传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài
  1. 1 to carry on one's ancestral line
地下室
dì xià shì
  1. 1 basement
  2. 2 cellar
大宗
dà zōng
  1. 1 large amount
  2. 2 staple
  3. 3 influential family of long standing
宗
Zōng
  1. 1 surname Zong
宗教
zōng jiào
  1. 1 religion
宗旨
zōng zhǐ
  1. 1 objective
  2. 2 aim
  3. 3 goal
室
Shì
  1. 1 surname Shi
室友
shì yǒu
  1. 1 roommate
室外
shì wài
  1. 1 outdoor
室温
shì wēn
  1. 1 room temperature
家室
jiā shì
  1. 1 wife
  2. 2 family
  3. 3 (literary) residence

Idioms (14)

不安其室
bù ān qí shì
  1. 1 to be discontented with one's home
  2. 2 to have adulterous relations after marriage (of women) (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
同室操戈
tóng shì cāo gē
  1. 1 wielding the halberd within the household (idiom); internecine strife
引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì
  1. 1 to show the wolf into the house (idiom)
  2. 2 to introduce a potential source of trouble
成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì
  1. 1 to get married (idiom)
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 to go to the next level
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
禅门五宗
chán mén wǔ zōng
  1. 1 the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
空室清野
kōng shì qīng yě
  1. 1 empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy
  2. 2 scorched earth policy
筑室道谋
zhù shì dào móu
  1. 1 lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do
  2. 2 without a clue
芝兰之室
zhī lán zhī shì
  1. 1 lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 1 many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
蟏蛸满室
xiāo shāo mǎn shì
  1. 1 The room is filled with cobwebs. (idiom)
开宗明义
kāi zōng míng yì
  1. 1 to declare at the outset (idiom)

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