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室友

shì yǒu · shi you

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Meaning

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  1. roommate
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The early roommate

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)室友(shìyǒu)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)五(wǔ)点(diǎn)就(jiù)出门(chūmén)。

    My roommate leaves home at five every morning.

  2. Dengdeng

    五(wǔ)点(diǎn)？他(tā)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)呢(ne)？

    Five? Where does he go?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)不(bù)知道(zhīdào)，我(wǒ)醒(xǐng)的时候(deshíhou)他(tā)已经(yǐjīng)不在(bùzài)了(le)。

    I don't know either. When I wake up, he's already gone.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)问问(wènwèn)他(tā)吧(ba)。

    Go and ask him.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)发(fā)微信(wēixìn)问(wèn)了(le)。他(tā)说(shuō)他(tā)去(qù)楼下(lóuxià)给(gěi)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)早饭(zǎofàn)。

    I asked on WeChat. He said he goes downstairs to buy breakfast for me.

  6. Dengdeng

    这样(zhèyàng)的(de)室友(shìyǒu)，去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)找(zhǎo)啊(a)！

    Where could you find a roommate like that!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

萨(sà)米(mǐ)和(hé)另(lìng)外(wài)三(sān)个(gè)室(shì)友(yǒu)共(gòng)用(yòng)一(yí)个(gè)厕(cè)所(suǒ)。

Sami shared the toilet with three other roommates.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by OsoHombre · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

“你(nǐ)和(hé)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)是(shì)朋(péng)友(yǒu)吗(ma)？”“是(shì)的(de)，她(tā)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)室(shì)友(yǒu)。”

"Are you friends with Mary?" "Yes, she's my roommate."

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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