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阁楼

gé lóu · ge lou

Traditional 閣樓

Meaning

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  1. garret
  2. loft
  3. attic
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Cleaning the attic

  1. Dengdeng

    我家(wǒjiā)的(de)阁楼(gélóu)好久(hǎojiǔ)没(méi)打扫(dǎsǎo)了(le)。

    The attic at my home has not been cleaned for a long time.

  2. Liangliang

    阁楼(gélóu)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What is in the attic?

  3. Dengdeng

    旧(jiù)书(shū)、旧(jiù)衣服(yīfu)，还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)大(dà)箱子(xiāngzi)。

    Old books, old clothes, and a big box.

  4. Liangliang

    箱子(xiāngzi)里(lǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is in the box?

  5. Dengdeng

    爸爸(bàba)小时候(xiǎoshíhou)的(de)玩具(wánjù)！今天(jīntiān)不(bù)打扫(dǎsǎo)阁楼(gélóu)了(le)，玩(wán)！

    Dad’s toys from childhood! No attic cleaning today, let’s play!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)从(cóng)地(dì)下(xià)室(shì)到(dào)阁(gé)楼(lóu)都(dōu)打(dǎ)扫(sǎo)了(le)。

They cleaned everything, from the basement to the attic.

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02

她(tā)把(bǎ)旧(jiù)箱(xiāng)子(zi)搬(bān)到(dào)了(le)阁(gé)楼(lóu)上(shàng)。

She moved the old boxes up to the attic.

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