"desks" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 书桌

Definition

书桌是用来工作、学习或写字的桌子，通常在家里、学校或办公室找到。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Desks”是“desk”的复数，指用于学习、办公的书桌，不同于“table”（桌子），后者更通用。学校、办公室常用。

Examples

There are five desks in our classroom.

我们教室里有五张**书桌**。

The students cleaned their desks before leaving.

学生们离开前清理了他们的**书桌**。

The office bought new desks for all the employees.

办公室为所有员工买了新的**书桌**。

All the desks by the window were already taken when I arrived.

我到的时候，靠窗的**书桌**都已经有人了。

The teacher rearranged the desks into a circle for group discussion.

老师把**书桌**摆成了圆圈，方便小组讨论。

Kids sometimes leave drawings or notes on their desks at school.

孩子们有时候会在学校的**书桌**上留画或纸条。