寝 qǐn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
寝室
qǐnshì
dormitory; bedroom
Characters in this word
室 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 宀 — roof
- Made of
- 宀 roof 至 reach, arrive
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 研究生寝室虽然狭小，却成了他们讨论论文和社会议题的临时沙龙。 Yánjiūshēng qǐnshì suīrán xiáxiǎo, què chéng le tāmen tǎolùn lùnwén hé shèhuì yìtí de línshí shālóng. Although the postgraduate dormitory was small, it became their temporary salon for discussing papers and social issues.
- 他每天回寝室后先把书桌整理干净再休息。 Tā měitiān huí qǐnshì hòu xiān bǎ shūzhuō zhěnglǐ gānjìng zài xiūxi. Every day after returning to his dorm room he tidies his desk before resting.
- 新学期开始，同学们一起打扫寝室，迎接检查。 Xīn xuéqī kāishǐ, tóngxuémen yīqǐ dǎsǎo qǐnshì, yíngjiē jiǎnchá. At the start of the new semester the roommates cleaned the dorm room together to prepare for inspection.
Related words
- 废寝忘食 fèiqǐnwàngshí to neglect sleep and food; to be completely absorbed
- 办公室 bàngōngshì office
- 教室 jiàoshì classroom
- 实验室 shíyànshì laboratory
- 室 shì room
- 卧室 wòshì bedroom
- 阅览室 yuèlǎnshì reading room
- 浴室 yùshì bathroom
- 更衣室 gēngyīshì changing room; dressing room
- 皇室 huángshì royal family; imperial household
- 温室 wēnshì greenhouse
- 宽敞 kuānchang spacious; roomy