浴室 (yù shì) — bathroom (room used for bathing) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

浴室 focuses on the room used for bathing. 卫生间 is more general, usually emphasizing the toilet.

noun

bathroom (room used for bathing)

Measure word · 间

Easily confused

预示yù shìsound-aliketo indicate, to foreshadow, to be a sign of

Examples

浴室。
Zhè jiān yù shì fēi cháng gān jìng.
This bathroom is very clean.
浴室。
yù shì Zài zǒu láng de jìn tóu.
The bathroom is at the end of the hallway.
浴室。
Tā měi tiān zǎo chén dōu qù yù shì xǐ zǎo.
He goes to the bathroom to shower every morning.

Origin

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.

浴 refers to bathing and 室 is a room, giving a room for bathing.

Characters in this word

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

氵谷浴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

谷

谷gǔ浴yù

Same sound today

浴 shows 氵 (water) beside 谷, which gives the sound, for bathing in water.

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

至zhì室shì

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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