(shū fu) - comfortable, at ease in Mandarin
shūfuTraditional: 舒服
Translation
comfortable, at ease
Word origin
A compound of 舒 (shū) 'to stretch out, relaxed' and 服 (fú) 'to submit, clothing, to take to'. 舒 combines 舍 (house) and 予 (to give); 服 has 月 (here a body element) with a phonetic. Together they mean comfortable or at ease.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 舒 (shū, relaxed: 舍 + 予) + 服 (fú, to be at ease with)
Stroke order
舒
服
Examples
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I feel very comfortable.
椅。
This chair is very comfortable.
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She lay on the comfortable bed.
澡。
A hot bath makes me feel very comfortable.
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The weather today is very pleasant.
舒服 (shū fu) means comfortable, at ease. It is used as an adjective in everyday Mandarin speech.
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