Meaning of 舒服
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- comfortable
- feeling well
How to use 舒服
舒服 describes things that feel comfortable, like a chair or the weather, and also how your body feels. In the negative, 不舒服 (bù shūfu) is the everyday way to say you feel unwell. Example: 我今天有点儿不舒服。(Wǒ jīntiān yǒudiǎnr bù shūfu.) I feel a little unwell today.
舒 (shū) means to stretch out or relax, and 服 (fú) appears in 衣服 (yīfu), clothes. Picture stretching out in soft, loose clothes, and you feel 舒服 (shūfu), comfortable.
Common mistake: Learners often say 服 with its full second tone in 舒服, but in everyday speech it is usually neutral: shūfu, not shūfú. Also, 不舒服 can mean physically sick, so it may sound stronger than you intend if you only mean slightly uneasy.
舒服 in example sentences
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舒 shū · relaxed · 12 strokes
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服 fú · clothes · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 舒服.
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 服务 | fúwù | to serve; service |
| 服装 | fúzhuāng | dress; clothing |
| 克服 | kèfú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer |
| 服务员 | fúwùyuán | waiter; waitress |
| 说服 | shuōfú | to persuade; to convince |
| 征服 | zhēngfú | to conquer; to subdue |
| 舒适 | shūshì | cozy; snug |
| 服从 | fúcóng | to obey (an order); to comply |
| 羽绒服 | yǔróngfú | down jacket; down coat |
| 制服 | zhìfú | to subdue; to check |
| 服用 | fúyòng | to take (medicine) |
Questions about 舒服
What does 舒服 mean?
舒服 (shūfu) means "comfortable; feeling well" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 舒服?
舒服 is made of 2 characters: 舒 (12 strokes), 服 (8 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 舒服 an HSK word?
Yes. 舒服 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do I say something is very comfortable with 舒服?
Put a degree word in front, as in 很舒服 (hěn shūfu) or 非常舒服 (fēicháng shūfu). You can also say 舒服极了 (shūfu jí le), extremely comfortable. Colloquially people reduplicate it as 舒舒服服 (shūshū fúfú) to describe a relaxed, cozy state.
Can 舒服 describe emotions, not just the body?
Yes. 心里不舒服 (xīnli bù shūfu) means feeling upset or uneasy about something someone said or did. It works for mild emotional discomfort as well as physical feelings.