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title: "Shufang Meaning: 书房 (shūfáng) Means “study”"
description: "书房 (traditional 書房, shūfáng) means “study (room)”. Hear its tones, see what 书 and 房 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shufang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 书房 mean?

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书房 shūfáng

## study (room)

## Its characters

1. 书 shū book
2. 房 fáng room

## In a sentence

爸爸正在书房里看书。 Dad is reading in the study.

王生说他的**书房**就在附近，她便跟他走了。

From [画皮 · Painted Skin](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/painted-skin-chinese-ghost-story#library-word-128-130)

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## More words with 书 or 房

- [病房 bìngfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bingfang)
- [厨房 chúfáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufang)
- [读书 dúshū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dushu)
- [房地产 fángdìchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangdichan)
- [房东 fángdōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangdong)
- [房价 fángjià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjia)
- [房间 fángjiān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangjian)
- [房屋 fángwū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangwu)
- [房子 fángzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangzi)
- [房租 fángzū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangzu)

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