斗室 (dǒu) — (literary) a tiny room, a cramped chamber

Definition

Examples

• 他在斗室里读书写作，一待就是十年。
  Tā zài dǒu lǐ dú shū xiě zuò, yí dài jiù shì shí nián.
  He read and wrote in his tiny room, staying there for ten years.
• 虽然只是斗室，但收拾得很整洁。
  Suī rán zhǐ shì dǒu, dàn shōu shi dé hěn zhěng jié.
  Although it's just a cramped room, it's kept very tidy.
• 这间斗室只能放下一张床和一张桌子。
  Zhè jiān dǒu zhǐ néng fàng xià yì zhāng chuáng hé yì zhāng zhuō zi.
  This tiny room can only fit one bed and one desk.