间 間 jiān between / among / within a definite time or space / room / section of a room or lateral space between two pairs of pillars / classifier for rooms syn 会议室 會議室 huì yì shì meeting room / conference room 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 客房 kè fáng guest room / room (in a hotel) 窗口 chuāng kǒu window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground 套房 tào fáng small room opening off another / inner room / suite / apartment / flat / (Tw) room with private bathroom 更衣室 gēng yī shì change room / dressing room / locker room / (euphemism) toilet syn 密室 mì shì a room for keeping sth hidden / secret room / hidden chamber 起居室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room syn 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld syn 手术台 手術檯 shǒu shù tái operating table 收发室 收發室 shōu fā shì mail room / radio room (i.e. reception and transmission) 野鸡 野雞 yě jī pheasant / unregistered and operating illegally (business) / (slang) prostitute syn 操作系统 操作系統 cāo zuò xì tǒng operating system 机房 機房 jī fáng machine room / engine room / computer room 化妆室 化妝室 huà zhuāng shì dressing room / powder room / (Tw) toilets 开间 開間 kāi jiān unit for the width of a room, equal to the standard width of a room in an old-style house – about 10 chi 尺[chi3] / width of a room / (architecture) bay syn 洞房 dòng fáng secret inner room / bridal room syn 钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal syn 操作台 cāo zuò tái operating desk / control panel / console 裸机 裸機 luǒ jī hardware-only device / computer without operating system or other software installed / mobile phone or pager without network subscription 司炉 司爐 sī lú stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine) syn 小灵通 小靈通 xiǎo líng tōng Personal Handy-phone System (PHS), mobile network system operating in China 1998-2013, branded "Little Smart" 工作报告 工作報告 gōng zuò bào gào working report / operating report 远端 遠端 yuǎn duān the far end (of an object) / remote (i.e. operating from a distance or over a computer network) / (anatomy) distal 包房 bāo fáng compartment (of train, ship etc) / private room at restaurant / rented room for karaoke / hotel room rented by the hour 操作规程 操作規程 cāo zuò guī chéng operating rules / work regulations 标准间 標準間 biāo zhǔn jiān standard (hotel) room / two-person room of standard size and amenities / abbr. to 標間|标间[biao1 jian1] 业务主管 業務主管 chief operating officer 熔断 熔斷 róng duàn (of fuse wire) to melt / to blow / (fig.) to halt stock trading / (fig.) to suspend an airline from operating flights on a given route (as a penalty, e.g. for bringing in more than a specified number of passengers who test positive for COVID) syn 放映室 fàng yìng shì cinema room / viewing room 安卓 ān zhuó Android (operating system for mobile devices) 开房间 開房間 kāi fáng jiān to rent a room in a hotel / (of two people who are not married to each other) to rent a room for sex 地方 dì fang area / place / space / room / territory / CL:處|处[chu4],個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4] syn 房子 fáng zi house / building (single- or two-story) / apartment / room / CL:棟|栋[dong4],幢[zhuang4],座[zuo4],套[tao4],間|间[jian1] syn 房间 房間 fáng jiān room / CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4] syn 关 關 guān 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 syn 屋子 wū zi house / room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 空间 空間 kōng jiān space / room / (fig.) scope / leeway / (astronomy) outer space / (physics, math.) space syn 餐厅 餐廳 cān tīng dining hall / dining room / restaurant / CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1] syn 浴室 yù shì bathroom / shower room (CL:間|间[jian1]) / bathhouse syn 角落 jiǎo luò corner (of a room, courtyard etc) / (fig.) remote spot / nook syn 房租 fáng zū rent for a room or house 宿舍 sù shè dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL:間|间[jian1] 控制室 kòng zhì shì control room 书房 書房 shū fáng study (room) / studio / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 房门 房門 fáng mén door of a room 包厢 包廂 bāo xiāng box (in a theater or concert hall) / private room (in a restaurant or karaoke) syn 单人 單人 dān rén one person / single (room, bed etc) syn 洗衣房 xǐ yī fáng laundry room 套间 套間 tào jiān vestibule / small inner room (opening to others) / suite / apartment 空位 kōng wèi empty place / room (for sb) 摆设 擺設 bǎi shè to set out / to display / to furnish (a room or house) syn 进退两难 進退兩難 jìn tuì liǎng nán no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn 退步 tuì bù to do less well than before / to make a concession / setback / backward step / leeway / room to maneuver / fallback syn 首映 shǒu yìng 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) 饭厅 飯廳 fàn tīng dining room / dining hall / mess hall syn 查房 chá fáng to inspect a room / to do the rounds (medical) 后路 後路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver syn 产房 產房 chǎn fáng delivery room (in hospital) / labor ward 散热器 散熱器 sàn rè qì radiator (for heating a room) / radiator (for cooling an engine) 诊室 診室 zhěn shì consulting room 陈列室 陳列室 chén liè shì display room 室温 室溫 shì wēn room temperature 房费 房費 fáng fèi room charge 食宿 shí sù board and lodging / room and board syn 大篷车 大篷車 dà péng chē covered truck / covered wagon / bus with some seating but mostly standing room 制冷 zhì lěng to produce cold air (to cool a room etc) syn 包间 包間 bāo jiān private room (in a restaurant, or for karaoke etc) / parlor / booth / compartment 试衣间 試衣間 shì yī jiān fitting room 书库 書庫 shū kù a store room for books / fig. an erudite person / the Bibliotheca and Epitome of pseudo-Apollodorus 小吃店 xiǎo chī diàn snack bar / lunch room / CL:家[jia1] syn 居室 jū shì room / apartment syn 值班室 zhí bān shì Duty Room 进退维谷 進退維谷 jìn tuì wéi gǔ no room to advance or to retreat (idiom) / without any way out of a dilemma / trapped / in an impossible situation syn 接待室 jiē dài shì reception room 冷冻库 冷凍庫 lěng dòng kù freezer room 招租 zhāo zū (of a house or room) to be for rent syn 顶灯 頂燈 dǐng dēng dome light (of a taxi etc) / ceiling light (in a room) / interior light (of a car) / light on the top of a mast etc 常温 常溫 cháng wēn room temperature / ordinary temperatures 阅览室 閱覽室 yuè lǎn shì reading room / CL:間|间[jian1] 环视 環視 huán shì to look around (a room etc) / (fig.) to take a comprehensive look at syn 厢房 廂房 xiāng fáng wing (of a traditional house) / side room syn 同房 tóng fáng (of a married couple) to have intercourse / (literary) to share the same room / of the same family branch syn 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom) syn 雅座 yǎ zuò (restaurant etc) private room / booth / comfortable seating 考场 考場 kǎo chǎng exam room syn 生辉 生輝 shēng huī to dazzle / to brighten up (a room etc) syn 外间 外間 wài jiān outer room / the external world / outside syn 对门 對門 duì mén the building or room opposite syn 进深 進深 jìn shēn (of a house or room) distance from the entrance to the rear / depth syn 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 方丈 fāng zhang square zhang (i.e. unit of area 10 feet square) / monastic room 10 feet square / Buddhist or Daoist abbot / abbot's chamber syn 书斋 書齋 shū zhāi study (room) syn 候车室 候車室 hòu chē shì waiting room (for train, bus etc) 房室 fáng shì room syn 内室 內室 nèi shì inner room / bedroom syn 深闺 深閨 shēn guī lady's private room or bedroom / boudoir syn 展室 zhǎn shì exhibition room syn 