教室 (jiàoshì) — classroom

教室 (jiàoshì)

A noun meaning classroom. It combines 教 (teach) and 室 (room). It specifically refers to the room where teaching and learning take place, as opposed to other rooms in a school building.

Meanings

1. [noun] Classroom, a room for teaching.

Example Sentences

同学们都在教室里学习。 Tóngxuémen dōu zài jiàoshì lǐ xuéxí. All the classmates are studying in the classroom.

我们的教室在三楼。 Wǒmen de jiàoshì zài sān lóu. Our classroom is on the third floor.

教室里有一块大黑板。 Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu yī kuài dà hēibǎn. There is a large blackboard in the classroom.

放学后，教室里只剩下一个学生。 Fàngxué hòu, jiàoshì lǐ zhǐ shèng xià yīgè xuésheng. After school, only one student remained in the classroom.

Collocations

Memory Hook

教 means "teach" and 室 means "room." A classroom is the teaching room. Compare with 卧室 (wòshì, bedroom: sleep-room) and 客厅 (kètīng, living room): Chinese often builds room names by describing what happens in them.