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窗户

chuāng hu · chuang hu

Traditional 窗戶

HSK 4Measure words: 个 gè, 扇 shàn

Meaning

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  1. window
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  1. Liangliang

    屋里(wūlǐ)太热了(tàirèle)，把(bǎ)窗户(chuānghu)打开(dǎkāi)吧(ba)。

    It's too hot in here. Let's open the window.

  2. Dengdeng

    窗户(chuānghu)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？我(wǒ)怎么(zěnme)看不到(kànbùdào)？

    Where is the window? Why can't I see it?

  3. Liangliang

    就(jiù)在(zài)那儿(nàr)，你(nǐ)面前(miànqián)的(de)窗户(chuānghu)。

    Right there, the window in front of you.

  4. Dengdeng

    哦(ò)，那(nà)是(shì)一幅(yīfú)画(huà)，不是(bùshì)窗户(chuānghu)！

    Oh, that is a painting, not a window!

  5. Liangliang

    难怪(nánguài)外面(wàimiàn)一直(yīzhí)是(shì)同一棵(tóngyīkē)树(shù)！

    No wonder the tree outside never changes!

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2 examples
01

洪(hóng)水(shuǐ)涌(yǒng)到(dào)了(le)窗(chuāng)户(hu)的(de)高(gāo)度(dù)。

The flood water reached the level of the windows.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

当(dāng)他(tā)问(wèn)起(qǐ)是(shì)谁(shuí)打(dǎ)破(pò)了(le)窗(chuāng)户(hu)时(shí)，所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)男(nán)生(shēng)都(dōu)显(xiǎn)得(de)很(hěn)无(wú)辜(gū)。

When he asked who had broken the window, all the boys put on an air of innocence.

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

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窗
chuāng

window

户
hù

a household; door

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