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寝室 (qǐn shì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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寝室

寝室 (qǐn shì): Dormitory / Bedroom (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

寝室 consists of 2 characters.

to sleep, to rest, bedroom

room, house, interior space

Word Info

Pinyinqǐn shì

MeaningDormitory / Bedroom

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word寝室

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3.

How to Use 寝室 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 寝室 with other words naturally.

Noun + Noun

qǐn寝

shì室

zhǎng长

neutral

dormitory head

qǐn寝

shì室

shēng生

huó活

neutral

dormitory life

Measure Word + Nounwith间

yī一

jiān间

qǐn寝

shì室

Verb + Objectwith回

huí回

qǐn寝

shì室

neutral

go back to the dorm

4.

Example Sentences with 寝室

zhè这

shì是

wǒ我

de的

qǐn寝

shì室

。

neutral

a dorm room

This is my dormitory.

wèi为

le了

yíng营

zào造

liáng良

hǎo好

de的

xué学

xí习

fēn氛

wéi围

，

xué学

jiào校

duì对

qǐn寝

shì室

guǎn管

lǐ理

zhì制

dìng定

le了

xīn新

de的

guī规

dìng定

。

To create a good learning atmosphere, the school has established new regulations for dormitory management.

nǐ你

jiè介

yì意

wǒ我

jīn今

wǎn晚

zài在

nǐ你

de的

qǐn寝

shì室

jiè借

sù宿

yì一

wǎn晚

ma吗

？

wǒ我

de的

yào钥

shi匙

wàng忘

dài带

le了

。

Would you mind if I stay in your dormitory for one night tonight? I forgot my key.

tā他

měi每

tiān天

zài在

qǐn寝

shì室

lǐ里

kàn看

shū书

。

He reads books in his dormitory every day.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

qǐn寝

shì室

kōng空

jiān间

bú不

dà大

，

dàn但

tā他

bù布

zhì置

dé得

jì既

zhěng整

jié洁

yòu又

wēn温

xīn馨

。

Although the dormitory room is not spacious, he has arranged it to be both tidy and cozy.

tā他

zuó昨

wǎn晚

gēn根

běn本

méi没

huí回

qǐn寝

shì室

，

ér而

shì是

zài在

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

tōng通

xiāo宵

fù复

xí习

。

He didn't go back to the dormitory at all last night; instead, he stayed up all night studying in the library.

wǒ我

men们

qǐn寝

shì室

de的

chuāng窗

hù户

cháo朝

nán南

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

yáng阳

guāng光

hěn很

hǎo好

。

The windows of our dormitory face south, so there is plenty of sunlight.

wǒ我

men们

yuē约

hǎo好

xià下

wǔ午

zài在

qǐn寝

shì室

yì一

qǐ起

tǎo讨

lùn论

xiǎo小

zǔ组

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

fēn分

gōng工

。

We agreed to meet in the dormitory this afternoon to discuss the division of labor for the group project.

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