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教室

jiàoshì

classroom

Usage note

教室是学校里学生上课和学习的地方,里面有桌椅和黑板。

Jiàoshì shì xuéxiào lǐ xuéshēng shàngkè hé xuéxí de dìfāng, lǐmiàn yǒu zhuōyǐ hé hēibǎn.

A classroom is a room in a school where students have lessons and study, usually with desks, chairs, and a blackboard.

Context note

在学校里,学生上课和学习的地方叫教室

Zài xuéxiào lǐ, xuéshēng shàngkè hé xuéxí de dìfāng jiào jiàoshì.

This word refers to the room in a school where students have lessons and study.

5 examples

这是我们的教室
zhè shì wǒ men de jiào shì。
This is our classroom.
每个学生都有自己的教室
měi gè xué shēng dōu yǒu zì jǐ de jiào shì。
Each student has their own classroom.
上课铃响了,同学们都走进教室
shàng kè líng xiǎng le, tóng xué men dōu zǒu jìn jiào shì。
The bell rang for class and the students all went into the classroom.
教室里很安静,大家都在认真听讲。
jiào shì lǐ hěn ān jìng, dà jiā dōu zài rèn zhēn tīng jiǎng。
The classroom was very quiet and everyone was listening carefully.
教室里有很多书本和学习用品。
jiào shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū běn hé xué xí yòng pǐn。
The classroom has many books and study supplies.

5 mini stories

早上,小明走进教室
zǎo shàng, xiǎo míng zǒu jìn jiào shì。
In the morning, Xiaoming went into the classroom.
老师在教室内讲课。
lǎo shī zài jiào shì nèi jiǎng kè。
The teacher was giving a lesson in the classroom.
同学们在教室里讨论问题。
tóng xué men zài jiào shì lǐ tǎo lùn wèn tí。
The students were discussing problems in the classroom.
放学后,小红收拾好教室
fàng xué hòu, xiǎo hóng shōu shí hǎo jiào shì。
After school, Xiaohong tidied up the classroom.
教室里有很多同学喜欢的玩具。
jiào shì lǐ yǒu hěn duō tóng xué xǐ huan de wán jù。
The classroom has many toys that the students like.

Mini dialogue

找教室

A
请问,三年级二班的教室在哪里?
Qǐngwèn, sān niánjí èr bān de jiàoshì zài nǎlǐ?
Excuse me, where is the classroom for Grade 3 Class 2?
B
在二楼,左边第一个教室
Zài èr lóu, zuǒbiān dì yī gè jiàoshì.
On the second floor, the first classroom on the left.

打扫教室

A
放学后我们一起打扫教室吧。
Fàngxué hòu wǒmen yìqǐ dǎsǎo jiàoshì ba.
Let's clean the classroom together after school.
B
好的,教室干净了学习更舒服。
Hǎo de, jiàoshì gānjìng le xuéxí gèng shūfu.
Okay, a clean classroom makes studying more comfortable.

Related words and contrasts

related
学校
xuéxiào
school

A classroom is inside a school.

related
学生
xuésheng
student

Students learn in a classroom.

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