n.
room
房间
room
Room in a house, apartment, or hotel (房 house + 间 space/room); counted with 个 (gè) or 间 (jiān).
Common Usage & Traps
- 一个房间 — one room
- 我的房间 — my room
- 房间号 — room number
- 三号房间 — Room 3
- 房间里 — in the room
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房间三号三号房间Chinese puts the number before 房间, like an address.
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我的房间是大我的房间很大Adjectives don't take 是; use 很 before the adjective.
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三房间三号房间Room numbers need 号 between the number and 房间.
Why do you say 三号房间 but not 房间三号 for Room 3?
Chinese puts the room number before 房间: 三号房间.
Room numbers follow address order in Chinese. The number and 号 come first, then the word 房间. So Room 3 is 三号房间, not 房间三号. The same pattern appears in hotels, schools, and hospitals.
| Dimension | Natural | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Room 3 | 三号房间 | 房间三号 |
| Room 8 | 八号房间 | 房间八号 |
| Room number | 房间号 | 号房间 |
Why is 我的房间很大 right, but 我的房间是大 wrong?
Chinese adjectives don't take 是: say 我的房间很大.
In English you say 'My room is big' with 'is'. In Chinese, 是 links nouns, not adjectives. So 我的房间是大 sounds broken. Use 很 before the adjective: 我的房间很大. Here 很 often just makes the sentence flow; it does not always mean 'very'.
| Dimension | Natural | Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| My room is big | 我的房间很大 | 我的房间是大 |
| The room is not big | 房间不大 | 房间是不大 |
| Is the room big? | 房间大吗？ | 房间是吗？ |
Appears in Stories 3 stories
Real context sentences across different daily scenarios and graded readings.
Enjoy this simple story about a patient and a mysterious apple. It shows how a small act of kindness can make someone feel at home, and you'll learn key words for feelings and daily life.
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马家友生病了，在医院的三号 房间 住。
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是二号 房间 的老先生给你的。
Follow a traveler's unexpected hospital stay in China, where counting days and costs becomes practical learning. Practice numbers, dates, food prices, and simple descriptions of a doctor and room.
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休息两星期，七天住医院医生人很好， 房间 大漂亮。
A young man helps an old man look for his cat. But the real surprise is why the old man wanted to find the cat. Read on to learn about kindness and friendship.
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谁看见我的大白猫大白，请打电话给三号 房间 。”
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一天下午，白天明去三号 房间 看老先生。
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