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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *關* | 關* | *關
mountain pass / to close; to shut; to turn off / to confine; to lock (sb) up; to shut (sb in a room, a bird in a cage etc) / to concern; to involve
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *間* | 間* | *間
between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms
HSK 1
HSK 1
area / place / space / room / territory / CL: 處|处, 個|个, 塊|块
HSK 1
house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL: 棟|栋, , , , 間|间
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *室* | 室* | *室
room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy
HSK 3
rent for a room or house
HSK 3
house / room / CL: 間|间
HSK 3
space; room / (fig.) scope; leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *屋* | 屋* | *屋
(bound form) house / (bound form) room
HSK 5
dining hall / dining room / restaurant / CL: 間|间,
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *廳* | 廳* | *廳
(reception) hall / living room / office / provincial government department
HSK 5
drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL: 間|间
HSK 5
dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL: 間|间
HSK 5
reading room / CL: 間|间
HSK 5
study (room) / studio / CL: 間|间
HSK 6
exam room
HSK 6
corner (of a room, courtyard etc) / (fig.) remote spot; nook
HSK 7-9
to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc) / to take part in some activity / to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *騰* | 騰* | *騰
(bound form) to gallop; to prance / (bound form) to soar; to hover / to make room; to clear out; to vacate / (verb suffix indicating repeated action)
HSK 7-9
bathroom; shower room (CL:間|间) / bathhouse
HSK 7-9
room temperature / ordinary temperatures
HSK 7-9
change room; dressing room; locker room / (euphemism) toilet
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *堂* | 堂* | *堂
(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL: 間|间 / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture
HSK 7-9
operating room
HSK 7-9
board and lodging / room and board
HSK 7-9
the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
HSK 7-9
guest room / room (in a hotel)
HSK 7-9
to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room)
very small room; tiny, cramped space
to produce heat (to warm up a room etc)
to have no room to put sth / to be unable to let go
one bedroom and one living room
examination room (in a doctor's office)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宇* | 宇* | *宇
room / universe
smoking room
to let the wind blow on oneself; to be exposed to the wind; to air out (a room); to blow air (e.g. to dry one's hair) / (fig.) to brief sb informally; to leak or hint at information ahead of formal release
small room opening off another; inner room / suite; apartment; flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom
escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *房* | 房* | *房
house / room / CL: 間|间 / branch of an extended family / classifier for family members (or concubines)
one person / single (room, bed etc)
single supplement (for a hotel room)
roommate / to share a room
room service
chat room
to go to extremes / to leave no room for maneuver
side / side-room / room in the wings
to dazzle / to brighten up (a room etc)
door of a room
snack bar / lunch room / CL:
dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc
machine room / engine room / computer room
meeting room / conference room
box (in a theater or concert hall) / private room (in a restaurant or karaoke)
broadcasting room
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *齋* | 齋* | *齋
to fast or abstain from meat, wine etc / vegetarian diet / study room / building / to give alms (to a monk)
a room for keeping sth hidden / secret room / hidden chamber
to set out / to display / to furnish (a room or house)
(of a house or room) to be for rent
dressing room / powder room / (Tw) toilets
a store room for books / fig. an erudite person / the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus
dining room / dining hall / mess hall
exhibition room; display room
square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber
empty place / room (for sb)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *廎* | 廎* | *廎
room / small hall
to reserve a room
room temperature
delivery room (in hospital) / labor ward
office (room) / ruling families during Spring and Autumn period
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *宧* | 宧* | *宧
northeastern corner of a room
fitting room
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *徻* | 徻* | *徻
a wide room
exam room
to look around (a room etc) / (fig.) to take a comprehensive look at
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
living room / sitting room
inner room / bedroom
emergency room
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation
lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only
unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi / width of a room / (architecture) bay
dining room
bridal room and ornamented candles / wedding festivities (idiom)
disturbing the privacy of bridal room (Chinese custom where guests banter with and play pranks on the newlyweds)
covered truck; covered wagon / bus with some seating but mostly standing room
reception room; parlor
to leave room to maneuver; to leave a margin for error
cinema room / viewing room
meditation room (in Buddhist monastery)
no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss / in a hopeless situation
a room in a Buddhist monastery / a temple
waiting room (at clinic, hospital)
room charge
charges for a room / house rental
study (room)
waiting room (for train, bus etc)
free to come and go (idiom) / to have room to maneuver
(of a married couple) to have intercourse / (literary) to share the same room / of the same family branch
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *廆* | 廆* | *廆
a room / the wall of a house / a man's name

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