dormitory in Chinese
dormitory in Chinese is 臥室 — dormitory means a large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
dormitory in Chinese
臥室
Pronounced: wò shì
A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
What does "dormitory" mean?
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noun A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
"She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory."
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noun A suburb or town whose residents mostly commute elsewhere for work.
"The village had become little more than a dormitory town for commuters into the city."
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dormitory in a sentence
- She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory.
- The hostel dormitory slept up to twelve backpackers a night.
- The village had become little more than a dormitory town for commuters into the city.
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What is "dormitory" in Chinese?
"dormitory" in Chinese is 臥室. dormitory means: A large room or building with many beds, used for communal sleeping, especially by students.
How do you pronounce 臥室?
"dormitory" in Chinese is 臥室, pronounced "wò shì".
How do you use "dormitory" in a sentence?
Example: "She spent her first year of university living in a noisy dormitory." In Chinese, "dormitory" is 臥室.
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