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屋子

wū zi · wu zi

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HSK 3Old HSK 5Measure word: 间 jiān

Meaning

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  1. house
  2. room
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  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)屋子(wūzi)真(zhēn)干净(gānjìng)！

    Your room is really clean!

  2. Dengdeng

    谢谢(xièxie)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)打扫(dǎsǎo)完(wán)。

    Thanks, I just finished cleaning.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)屋子(wūzi)怎么(zěnme)没有(méiyǒu)桌子(zhuōzi)？

    But why does your room have no table?

  4. Dengdeng

    桌子(zhuōzi)在(zài)厨房(chúfáng)，椅子(yǐzi)在(zài)阳台(yángtái)，我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)搬(bān)回来(huílai)。

    The table is in the kitchen, the chairs are on the balcony. I have not moved them back yet.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)这个(zhège)屋子(wūzi)不(bù)是(shì)干净(gānjìng)，是(shì)空(kōng)。

    Then this room is not clean, it is empty.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)找(zhǎo)一(yí)个(gè)漂(piào)亮(liang)的(de)屋(wū)子(zi)住(zhù)。

We are looking for a nice house to live in.

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

02

红(hóng)色(sè)屋(wū)顶(dǐng)的(de)房(fáng)子(zi)是(shì)我(wǒ)叔(shū)叔(shu)的(de)屋(wū)子(zi)。

That house with a red roof is my uncle's.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ydcok · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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屋
wū

(bound form) house; (bound form) room

子
zǐ

son; child

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