室

• 拼音: shì
• 汉字拆解: 室 = 宀 (roof) + 至 (arrive), depicting an enclosed space one arrives at

含义

Room; chamber. A formal term for an enclosed space designated for a specific purpose.

Mainly used as a suffix in compound words denoting rooms with specific functions: 教室 (classroom), 办公室 (office), 卧室 (bedroom), 会议室 (meeting room). Seldom used alone in modern spoken Chinese.

例句

1. 请到旁边的会议室开会。
2. 教室里的灯还亮着。
3. 这个办公室有三个窗户。

用法指南

语境: buildings, official

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 请问会议室在几楼？(Excuse me, which floor is the meeting room on?)
• 她在实验室做了一下午的实验。(She did experiments in the lab all afternoon.)

错误说法

• 我的室很大。(Don't use 室 alone for 'room' in everyday speech — use 房间 instead. 室 mainly appears as a suffix in compounds like 教室 or 卧室.)

起源与历史

An ancient character with 宀 (roof) over 至 (arrive), originally referring to the inner room of a house in classical Chinese, distinct from 堂 (the main hall).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal