卧室

• 拼音: wò shì
• 汉字拆解: 卧 = 臣 (minister) + 卜, to lie down; 室 = 宀 (roof) + 至, room

含义

Bedroom; a room used primarily for sleeping.

The standard term for bedroom in modern Chinese. Used in real estate listings, home descriptions, and everyday conversation. Can be counted as 一间卧室, 两间卧室, etc. In apartments, often specified as 主卧 (master bedroom) versus 次卧 (secondary bedroom).

例句

1. 这套公寓有两间卧室，正好适合我们一家三口。
2. 他把卧室布置得很简洁，只有一张床和一个衣柜。
3. 孩子们的卧室在二楼，我们的主卧在一楼。

用法指南

语境: housing, real estate, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 三室一厅的房子。(A three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.)
• 卧室朝南采光很好。(The bedroom faces south with good natural lighting.)

错误说法

• 我的卧室很睡觉 — 卧室 is a noun (room), not an adjective; say 我的卧室很适合睡觉

起源与历史

Compound of 卧 (to lie down/recline) + 室 (room), meaning a room for lying down.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal