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小屋

xiǎo wū · xiao wu

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Meaning

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  1. cabin
  2. lodge
  3. cottage
  4. chalet
  5. hut
  6. shed
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The cabin on the hill

  1. Dengdeng

    看(kàn)，山上(shānshàng)有(yǒu)一间(yījiān)小屋(xiǎowū)！

    Look, there is a cabin on the mountain!

  2. Liangliang

    小屋(xiǎowū)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)人(rén)吗(ma)？

    Is anyone in the cabin?

  3. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)，门上(ménshàng)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)纸(zhǐ)，写着(xiězhe)：免费(miǎnfèi)住(zhù)一晚(yīwǎn)。

    No. There is a sheet of paper on the door that says: stay one night free.

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！小屋(xiǎowū)比(bǐ)帐篷(zhàngpeng)暖和(nuǎnhuo)。

    Great! The cabin is warmer than the tent.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)小屋(xiǎowū)里(lǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)一张(yīzhāng)床(chuáng)。

    But there is only one bed in the cabin.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)来(lái)石头剪刀布(shítoujiǎndāobù)吧(ba)！

    Then let us play rock paper scissors!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

好(hǎo)几(jǐ)间(jiān)小(xiǎo)屋(wū)被(bèi)洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)孤(gū)立(lì)起(qǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

Several cottages have been isolated by the flood water.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)看(kàn)见(jiàn)远(yuǎn)处(chù)有(yǒu)一(yì)间(jiān)小(xiǎo)屋(wū)。

I saw a cottage in the distance.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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