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壁炉

bì lú · bi lu

Traditional 壁爐

Meaning

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  1. fireplace
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In a conversation

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The cozy fireplace

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)咖啡店(kāfēidiàn)有(yǒu)壁炉(bìlú)！

    This cafe has a fireplace!

  2. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我们(wǒmen)坐(zuò)壁炉(bìlú)旁边(pángbiān)吧(ba)。

    Great, let's sit next to the fireplace.

  3. Dengdeng

    壁炉(bìlú)里(lǐ)的(de)火(huǒ)真(zhēn)好看(hǎokàn)。

    The fire in the fireplace looks so nice.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)今天(jīntiān)二十五(èrshíwǔ)度(dù)，你(nǐ)不(bù)热(rè)吗(ma)？

    But it's twenty-five degrees today. Aren't you hot?

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)摸摸看(mōmōkàn)，壁炉(bìlú)怎么(zěnme)是(shì)凉(liáng)的(de)？

    Touch it. Why is the fireplace cool?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)壁炉(bìlú)是(shì)一台(yītái)电视(diànshì)！

    Because the fireplace is a TV!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

时(shí)钟(zhōng)在(zài)壁(bì)炉(lú)的(de)上(shàng)方(fāng)。

The clock is above the fireplace.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

冬(dōng)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shang)，我(wǒ)们(men)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)坐(zuò)在(zài)壁(bì)炉(lú)旁(páng)边(biān)聊(liáo)天(tiān)。

On winter evenings, we like to sit by the fireplace and chat.

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