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床单

chuáng dān · chuang dan

Traditional 床單

Old HSK 6Measure words: 条 tiáo, 件 jiàn, 张 zhāng, 床 chuáng

Meaning

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  1. bed sheet
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Laundry day

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)天气(tiānqì)好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)把(bǎ)床单(chuángdān)洗(xǐ)了(le)吧(ba)。

    The weather is nice today. Let's wash the bed sheets.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，洗完(xǐwán)挂(guà)在(zài)院子里(yuànzilǐ)。

    Okay, after washing we hang them in the courtyard.

  3. Dengdeng

    这条(zhètiáo)床单(chuángdān)太(tài)大(dà)了(le)，洗衣机(xǐyījī)放不下(fàngbuxià)。

    This bed sheet is too big. The washing machine can't fit it.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)院子里(yuànzilǐ)用手(yòngshǒu)洗(xǐ)吧(ba)。

    Then let's go wash it by hand in the courtyard.

  5. Dengdeng

    洗好(xǐhǎo)了(le)！可是(kěshì)绳子(shéngzi)太(tài)短(duǎn)，床单(chuángdān)一半(yībàn)在(zài)地上(dìshang)。

    Done! But the rope is too short, and half of the sheet is on the ground.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

妈(mā)妈(ma)把(bǎ)被(bèi)单(dān)连(lián)同(tóng)床(chuáng)单(dān)一(yì)起(qǐ)拿(ná)去(qù)洗(xǐ)了(le)。

Mom took the blanket along with the bedsheet to wash.

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

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)干(gān)净(jìng)的(de)床(chuáng)单(dān)铺(pū)在(zài)床(chuáng)上(shàng)。

She put clean sheets on the bed.

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

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