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shì
HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. room
  2. 2. work unit
  3. 3. grave
  4. 4. scabbard
  5. 5. family or clan
  6. 6. one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

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Words Containing 室

辟室密谈
pì shì mì tán

to discuss behind closed doors

国务院港澳事务办公室
guó wù yuàn gǎng ào shì wù bàn gōng shì

Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council

控制室
kòng zhì shì

control room

编辑室
biān jí shì

editorial office

日光浴室
rì guāng yù shì

sun room

浴室
yù shì

bathroom (room used for bathing)

兰室
lán shì

a lady's room (honorific)

布鲁克海文国家实验室
bù lǔ kè hǎi wén guó jiā shí yàn shì

Brookhaven National Laboratory

心室
xīn shì

ventricle (heart)

暗室
àn shì

darkroom

密室
mì shì

a room for keeping sth hidden

盥洗室
guàn xǐ shì

toilet

教研室
jiào yán shì

teaching and research office

升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì

lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)

鼓室
gǔ shì

tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)

陈列室
chén liè shì

display room

气雾室
qì wù shì

cloud chamber

课室
kè shì

classroom

继室
jì shì

second wife (of a widower)

咖啡室
kā fēi shì

coffee shop

钟室
zhōng shì

bell chamber (at the top of a bell tower)

梳妆室
shū zhuāng shì

boudoir

脑室
nǎo shì

ventricles of the brain

更衣室
gēng yī shì

change room; dressing room; locker room

办公室
bàn gōng shì

office

起居室
qǐ jū shì

living room

会客室
huì kè shì

parlor

公共休息室
gōng gòng xiū xī shì

shared lounge; common room

在室内
zài shì nèi

indoors

画室
huà shì

artist's studio

国务院台湾事务办公室
guó wù yuàn tái wān shì wù bàn gōng shì

Taiwan Affairs Office

供应室
gōng yìng shì

supply room

解剖室
jiě pōu shì

a dissecting room

居室
jū shì

room

皇室
huáng shì

royal family

吸烟室
xī yān shì

smoking room

国家互联网信息办公室
guó jiā hù lián wǎng xìn xī bàn gōng shì

Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)

家室
jiā shì

wife

公室
gōng shì

office (room)

法制办公室
fǎ zhì bàn gōng shì

Legislative Affairs Office, LAO (PRC)

室町
shì tǐng

Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-1573) under the Ashikaga shoguns

蟏蛸满室
xiāo shāo mǎn shì

The room is filled with cobwebs. (idiom)

庶室
shù shì

concubine

网室
wǎng shì

netted enclosure (protecting crops)

门诊室
mén zhěn shì

clinic

室友
shì yǒu

roommate

餐室
cān shì

dining room

卧室
wò shì

bedroom

收发室
shōu fā shì

mail room

室内乐
shì nèi yuè

chamber music

阶梯教室
jiē tī jiào shì

lecture theater

手术室
shǒu shù shì

operating room

拣信室
jiǎn xìn shì

mail sorting office

布鲁克海文实验室
bù lǔ kè hǎi wén shí yàn shì

Brookhaven National Laboratory

引狼入室
yǐn láng rù shì

to show the wolf into the house (idiom)

放映室
fàng yìng shì

cinema room

温室气体
wēn shì qì tǐ

greenhouse gas

操舵室
cāo duò shì

pilothouse

地下室
dì xià shì

basement

休息室
xiū xī shì

lobby

急诊室
jí zhěn shì

emergency room

室女座
shì nǚ zuò

Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)

贵宾室
guì bīn shì

VIP lounge

演播室
yǎn bō shì

broadcasting studio

室内设计
shì nèi shè jì

interior design

宗室
zōng shì

imperial clan

工作室
gōng zuò shì

studio

诊室
zhěn shì

consulting room

室迩人遐
shì ěr rén xiá

to long for sb far away

妻室
qī shì

wife

接待室
jiē dài shì

reception room

贝尔实验室
bèi ěr shí yàn shì

Bell Labs

正室
zhèng shì

first wife

传达室
chuán dá shì

reception office

室内装潢
shì nèi zhuāng huáng

interior decorating

簉室
zào shì

concubine

辟室
pì shì

lit. to open a room

广播室
guǎng bō shì

broadcasting room

温室效应
wēn shì xiào yìng

greenhouse effect

教务室
jiào wù shì

school administration office

王室
wáng shì

royal family

登堂入室
dēng táng rù shì

lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom)

实验室感染
shí yàn shì gǎn rǎn

laboratory infection

空室清野
kōng shì qīng yě

empty room, clean field (idiom); clean out everything to leave nothing for the enemy

储藏室
chǔ cáng shì

storeroom

实验室
shí yàn shì

laboratory

会议室
huì yì shì

meeting room

筑室道谋
zhù shì dào móu

lit. ask passers-by how to build one's house (idiom); fig. to have no idea what to do

浩室
hào shì

house (music genre) (loanword)

室外
shì wài

outdoor

温室废气储存
wēn shì fèi qì chǔ cún

greenhouse gas sequestration

侧室
cè shì

sideroom

国家重点实验室
guó jiā zhòng diǎn shí yàn shì

State Key Laboratories (university laboratories in PRC supported by the central government)

语言实验室
yǔ yán shí yàn shì

language laboratory

椭圆形办公室
tuǒ yuán xíng bàn gōng shì

Oval office (in the White House)

室女
shì nǚ

unmarried lady

内室
nèi shì

inner room

主计室
zhǔ jì shì

auditing department; accounting department; comptroller office

憩室炎
qì shì yán

diverticulitis

中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室
zhōng yāng rén mín zhèng fǔ zhù xiāng gǎng tè bié xíng zhèng qū lián luò bàn gōng shì

Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

医务室
yī wù shì

infirmary

候车室
hòu chē shì

waiting room (for train, bus etc)

展室
zhǎn shì

exhibition room

绮室
qǐ shì

magnificent room

斗室
dǒu shì

very small room; tiny, cramped space

阅览室
yuè lǎn shì

reading room

健身室
jiàn shēn shì

gym

候诊室
hòu zhěn shì

waiting room (at clinic, hospital)

签派室
qiān pài shì

dispatch office

硐室
dòng shì

chamber (mining)

收报室
shōu bào shì

mail room

云室
yún shì

cloud chamber (physics)

砚室
yàn shì

case for an ink slab

峒室
dòng shì

underground mine storage room

金柜石室
jīn guì shí shì

safe places for storing important articles

吉卜力工作室
jí bǔ lì gōng zuò shì

Studio Ghibli, Japanese film studio

囚室
qiú shì

prison cell

不安其室
bù ān qí shì

(idiom) (of a married woman) to be unfaithful; to have extramarital affairs

室温
shì wēn

room temperature

房室
fáng shì

room

化妆室
huà zhuāng shì

dressing room

温室
wēn shì

greenhouse

室町幕府
shì tǐng mù fǔ

Muromachi bakufu, the feudal government of Japan (1338-1573) under the Ashikaga shoguns

寝室
qǐn shì

bedroom

喷气推进实验室
pēn qì tuī jìn shí yàn shì

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, R&D center in Pasadena, California

客室
kè shì

guest room

国务院新闻办公室
guó wù yuàn xīn wén bàn gōng shì

State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China

病室
bìng shì

infirmary

聊天室
liáo tiān shì

chat room

科室
kē shì

department

室内
shì nèi

indoor

电离室
diàn lí shì

ionization chamber

成家立室
chéng jiā lì shì

to get married (idiom)

教室
jiào shì

classroom

驾驶室
jià shǐ shì

cab (of a locomotive, truck etc); driver's compartment; wheelhouse

芝兰之室
zhī lán zhī shì

lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company