室 shì
“room; work unit; grave”
noun2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
室 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 835: 室 shì — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 100
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 室
室 means "room" and is mainly a bound noun used in names of rooms such as 教室, 卧室, and 办公室. It is not usually used alone in everyday speech to mean "a room."
例句Example sentences
- 我们的教室在三楼。wǒ men de jiào shì zài sān lóu.Our classroom is on the third floor.
- 卧室里有一张大床。wò shì lǐ yǒu yì zhāng dà chuáng.There is a big bed in the bedroom.
- 会议室里已经坐了很多人。huì yì shì lǐ yǐ jīng zuò le hěn duō rén.Many people are already sitting in the meeting room.
易混词Easily confused
室vs房间
房间 is the everyday noun for "a room" and can be counted directly, as in 一个房间. 室 is a bound form in room names and is not normally used alone in this meaning.
义项All meanings
- Shì: surname Shi
- shì: room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy