室
shì
Pinyin

Definition

室
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shì
  1. room
  2. work unit
  3. grave
  4. scabbard
  5. family or clan
  6. one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
室
 - 
Shì
  1. surname Shi

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

教室
jiào shì
  1. 1 classroom
  2. 2 classifier: 间 jiān
办公室
bàn gōng shì
  1. 1 office
  2. 2 business premises
  3. 3 bureau
  4. 4 classifier: 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)
地下室
dì xià shì
  1. 1 basement
  2. 2 cellar

Idioms (10)

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)

Sample Sentences

这是实验室，不对外开放！
zhèshì shíyànshì ，bù duìwài kāifàng ！
This is laboratory. It’s not opened to the general public.
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这个时间可能没有空的会议室。
zhège shíjiān kěnéng méiyǒu kōng de huìyìshì 。
The meeting room is probably not available at this time.
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你看看，现在不只有座位了，还开辟了品茶室，不用像你那样做个苦巴巴的书虫了。
nǐ kànkan ，xiànzài bù zhǐ yǒu zuòwèi le ，hái kāipì le pǐnchá Shì ，búyòng xiàng nǐ nàyàng zuò ge Kǔbābā de shūchóng le 。
Look, apart from chairs there is even a cafe. There is no need to be a pathetic bookworm like before.
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我是珍惜我们的友谊呀，一旦成为室友，那不是等着日后拔刀相向嘛。
wǒ shì zhēnxī wǒmen de yǒuyì ya ，yīdàn chéngwéi shìyǒu ，nà búshi děng zhe rìhòu bádāoxiāngxiàng ma 。
That’s because I treasure our friendship, once we become roommates, it’s only a matter of time we throw daggers at each other.
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应该是倒过来吧？我明明知道很多人和自己的室友成为好朋友的。
yīnggāi shì dào guòlái ba ？wǒ míngmíng zhīdào hěnduō rén hé zìjǐ de shìyǒu chéngwéi hǎo péngyou de 。
Shouldn’t it be the opposite? I know without doubt of many roommates who’ve become good friends.
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其他人其他学生其他老师其他男生其他品牌其他教室
qítā rén qítā xuésheng qítā lǎoshī qítā nánshēng qítā pǐnpái qítā jiàoshì
Others: Others, Other Students, Other Teachers, Other Boys, Other Brands, Other Classrooms
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其它教室其它学校其它餐馆
qítā jiàoshì qítā xuéxiào qítā cānguǎn
Others: Other classrooms Other schools Other restaurants
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非常不好意思，我忘记预约会议室了。
fēicháng bùhǎoyìsi ，wǒ wàngjì yùyuē huìyìshì le 。
I’m really sorry. I forgot to book the meeting room.
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中国人民银行副行长、国务院金融稳定发展委员会办公室副主任刘国强近期接受媒体采访时表示，中国有条件、有能力、有信心保持人民币汇率在合理均衡水平上基本稳定。
ZhōngguóRénmínYínháng fù hángzhǎng 、Guówùyuàn jīnróng wěndìng fāzhǎn wěiyuánhuì bàngōngshì fù zhǔrèn liúguóqiáng jìnqī jiēshòu méitǐ cǎifǎng shí biǎoshì ，Zhōngguó yǒu tiáojiàn 、yǒu nénglì 、yǒu xìnxīn bǎochí rénmínbì huìlǜ zài hélǐ jūnhéng shuǐpíng shàng jīběn wěndìng 。
Liu Guoqiang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China and deputy director of the Office of the Financial Stability Development Committee of the State Council, said in an interview with the media that China has the conditions, ability and confidence to keep the RMB exchange rate stable and at a reasonable and balanced level.
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你可以来我的办公室找我。
nǐ kěyǐ lái wǒ de bàngōngshì zhǎo wǒ 。
You can come find me at my office.
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