HSK 5

屋子 (wū zi) — how to say "room" in Chinese

屋子

Room

noun · noun measure word

How to use it

Goes between a number (or 这/那) and the noun; a number can't attach to a noun without it.

来了一屋子人。

lái le yì wū zi rén

A roomful of people came.

Character composition

屋

house

子

space

Radicals / Keys

子

Child

#39 · zǐ · 3 strokes

尸

Corpse

#44 · shī · 3 strokes

Synonyms

Collocations

小屋子

xiǎo wūzi

small room

屋子里

wūzi lǐ

inside the room

打扫屋子

dǎsǎo wūzi

clean the room

Examples

爷爷家的老屋子虽然不大,但充满了我们家族三代人的美好回忆。

Although grandpa's old house is not very large, it is full of beautiful memories of three generations of our family.

这间屋子很大。

This room is very large.

Mnemonic

Mnemonic for 屋子 (wū zi) — room

[wū zi-] A hedgehog named Woo built himself a cozy 屋子 inside an old tree stump. He hung a curtain, set up a bed, and placed a tiny table. Now he has his own 屋子 — quiet, warm, and all his. 🦔🏠

Writing

Frequently asked questions

Room in Chinese word

"room" in Chinese is 屋子 (wū zi).

屋子 meaning in English

屋子 (wū zi) means "Room".

How is 屋子 pronounced?

It is pronounced wū zi (written as wu zi, wuzi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.

How to write room in Chinese?

It is written 屋子: 屋 has 9 strokes, 子 has 3 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.

What HSK level is 屋子?

屋子 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.

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