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床

chuáng · chuang

Traditional 牀

HSK 1Measure word: 张 zhāng

Meaning

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chuáng 床

  1. bed
  2. couch
  3. classifier for beds

chuáng 牀

  1. variant of 床 (chuáng)
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A bed that does not fit

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)买(mǎi)了(le)一(yī)张(zhāng)新(xīn)床(chuáng)，今天(jīntiān)就(jiù)送到(sòngdào)。

    I bought a new bed. It arrives today.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)房间(fángjiān)那么(nàme)小(xiǎo)，放得下(fàngdexià)一(yī)张(zhāng)大(dà)床(chuáng)吗(ma)？

    Your room is so small. Will a big bed fit?

  3. Dengdeng

    放得下(fàngdexià)，我(wǒ)量(liáng)过(guò)了(le)。

    It fits. I measured it.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，床(chuáng)进(jìn)不(bù)了(liǎo)门(mén)！

    Look, the bed cannot get through the door!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)量(liáng)了(le)房间(fángjiān)，没有(méiyǒu)量(liáng)门(mén)。

    I only measured the room, not the door.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今晚(jīnwǎn)睡(shuì)哪儿(nǎr)？

    So where will you sleep tonight?

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2 examples
01

这(zhè)间(jiān)房(fáng)间(jiān)没(méi)有(yǒu)空(kōng)间(jiān)再(zài)放(fàng)一(yì)张(zhāng)床(chuáng)了(le)。

There's no space in the room for another bed.

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

02

我(wǒ)为(wèi)了(le)乘(chéng)头(tóu)班(bān)火(huǒ)车(chē)，一(yí)大(dà)早(zǎo)就(jiù)起(qǐ)了(le)床(chuáng)。

I got up early in order to catch the first train.

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

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