roommate in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 室友 with this easy mnemonic:

I don't think I want a room (室) mate unless it's a close friend (友).

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 室
• 友

• 地下室
• 工作室
• 友善
• 室友
• 卧室
• 小朋友
• 友好
• 男朋友
• 男友
• 友谊
• 会议室
• 朋友
• 浴室
• 女朋友
• 女友
• 办公室

The reading of 室友 is shì yǒu.

You can remember how to say 室友 with this useful mnemonic:

My girlfriend said she (shì) could move in with me but you (yǒu) can't imagine the stress of living with her…

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like roommate and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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