Usage note
屋子表示房子里的一间房间或一个居住空间。
wū zi biǎo shì fáng zi lǐ de yì jiān fáng jiàn huò yí gè jū zhù kōng jiān。
Room/house space means a room or living space in a house.
Context note
屋子常出现在家、房间和打扫里。
wū zi cháng chū xiàn zài jiā 、 fáng jiān hé dǎ sǎo lǐ。
Room/house space often appears in home, room, and cleaning contexts.
5 examples
屋子很干净。
wū zi hěn gān jìng。
The room is very clean.
这间屋子很大。
zhè jiān wū zi hěn dà。
This room is very big.
我们打扫屋子。
wǒ men dǎ sǎo wū zi。
We clean the room.
屋子里很暖和。
wū zi lǐ hěn nuǎn huo。
The room is warm.
请进屋子里。
qǐng jìn wū zi lǐ。
Please come into the room.
5 mini stories
妈妈把屋子收拾得很整齐。
mā ma bǎ wū zi shōu shí dé hěn zhěng qí。
Mom tidied the room very neatly.
屋子里有一张桌子和两把椅子。
wū zi lǐ yǒu yì zhāng zhuō zi hé liǎng bǎ yǐ zi。
There is a table and two chairs in the room.
下雪的时候，屋子里很暖和。
xià xuě de shí hòu， wū zi lǐ hěn nuǎn huo。
When it snows, the room is warm.
我们把屋子打扫干净以后，觉得很舒服。
wǒ men bǎ wū zi dǎ sǎo gān jìng yǐ hòu， jué de hěn shū fú。
After cleaning the room, we felt very comfortable.
客人来了以后，屋子一下子热闹起来。
kè rén lái le yǐ hòu， wū zi yí xià zǐ rè nào qǐ lái。
After the guests arrived, the room became lively right away.
Mini dialogue
打扫屋子
A
你的屋子真干净。
Nǐ de wūzi zhēn gānjìng.
Your room is really clean.
B
谢谢，我早上打扫了屋子。
Xièxie, wǒ zǎoshang dǎsǎo le wūzi.
Thanks, I cleaned the room this morning.
找东西
A
我的书包在屋子里吗？
Wǒ de shūbāo zài wūzi lǐ ma?
Is my schoolbag in the room?
B
不在，你去别的屋子看看。
Bù zài, nǐ qù bié de wūzi kànkan.
No, go check the other rooms.
Related words and contrasts
similar
房间
fángjiān
room
屋子 is a general room; 房间 often refers to a specific room like a bedroom.
related
房子
fángzi
house
房子 is the whole building; 屋子 is a room inside it.