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阳台

yáng tái · yang tai

Traditional 陽臺 / 陽台

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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yáng tái 陽臺

  1. balcony
  2. porch

yáng tái 陽台

  1. variant of 陽臺 / 阳台 (yáng tái)
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Drying on the balcony

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)阳台(yángtái)晒(shài)衣服(yīfu)。

    I want to dry the clothes on the balcony.

  2. Liangliang

    阳台(yángtái)够(gòu)大(dà)吗(ma)？

    Is the balcony big enough?

  3. Dengdeng

    不大(bùdà)，可是(kěshì)太阳(tàiyang)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

    It's small, but it gets lots of sun.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)！你家(nǐjiā)阳台(yángtái)上(shàng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhī)鸟(niǎo)！

    Look! A bird is standing on your balcony.

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)在(zài)吃(chī)我(wǒ)晒(shài)的(de)辣椒(làjiāo)！

    It's eating the chilies I dried!

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2 examples
01

一(yì)家(jiā)人(rén)在(zài)阳(yáng)台(tái)上(shang)吃(chī)早(zǎo)饭(fàn)。

The family eats breakfast on the balcony.

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

02

我(wǒ)在(zài)阳(yáng)台(tái)上(shang)吃(chī)的(de)早(zǎo)饭(fàn)。

I ate breakfast on my balcony.

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

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