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窗子

chuāng zi · chuang zi

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  1. window
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The stuck window

  1. Liangliang

    房间(fángjiān)里(lǐ)好(hǎo)闷(mēn)，把(bǎ)窗子(chuāngzi)打开(dǎkāi)吧(ba)。

    It is so stuffy in here. Open the window.

  2. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)窗子(chuāngzi)打(dǎ)不开(bùkāi)。

    But the window will not open.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)试试(shìshì)。……真的(zhēnde)卡住(kǎzhù)了(le)。

    Let me try... It is really stuck.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，窗子(chuāngzi)上(shàng)有(yǒu)个(gè)小(xiǎo)锁(suǒ)。

    Look, there is a small lock on the window.

  5. Liangliang

    哈哈(hāhā)，我们(wǒmen)刚才(gāngcái)白(bái)用力(yònglì)了(le)。

    Ha ha, we pushed hard for nothing just now.

  6. Dengdeng

    窗子(chuāngzi)开(kāi)了(le)！哎呀(āiyā)，风(fēng)把(bǎ)我的(wǒde)纸(zhǐ)吹走(chuīzǒu)了(le)。

    The window is open! Oh no, the wind blew my paper away.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

昨(zuó)天(tiān)是(shì)谁(shéi)把(bǎ)窗(chuāng)子(zi)打(dǎ)破(pò)的(de)？

Who was it that broke the window yesterday?

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

02

她(tā)把(bǎ)房(fáng)间(jiān)里(lǐ)的(de)窗(chuāng)子(zi)全(quán)都(dōu)关(guān)上(shàng)了(le)。

She closed all the windows in the room.

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

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窗
chuāng

window

子
zǐ

son; child

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