休息室 (xiū xī shì) — lounge; lobby; waiting room

Definition

noun

loungelobbywaiting room

Measure word · 间

休息室。
Wǒ men zài xiū xī shì děng fēi jī.
We wait for the plane in the lounge.
休息室。
Jiǔ diàn de xiū xī shì hěn shū shì.
The hotel lounge is very comfortable.
，休息室。
Huì yì jié shù hòu, dà jiā qù le xiū xī shì.
After the meeting, everyone went to the lounge.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

休息rest

联合Coordinate

休息 (rest) and 室 (room) combine to name a room for resting.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

休 pairs 人 (man) with 木 (tree), showing a person leaning against a tree to rest.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

自心息

In 息, 自 is nose and 心 is heart, showing breath or life passing through one's nose.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

宀至室

Meaning part形符xíngfú

宀宀miánroof

Sound part声符shēngfú

至

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

室 puts 宀 (roof) over 至, the spot where someone stops, giving the meaning of a house or residence.

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