窗

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	chuāng
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Meaning	:	window. (n)
Radical	:	穴
Strokes	:	12
Traditional	:	窗
Usage	:	9.7%

Common Words / Phrases:

窗户

chuāng hu

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window; casement

窗口

chuāng kǒu

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window

窗帘

chuāng lián

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window curtains

视窗

shì chuāng

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Windows (software)

Sentences:

1. Open the window and let in some fresh air.

dǎ

kāi

chuāng

hù

，

ràng

xīn

xiān

kōng

qì

jìn

lái

。

打

开

窗

户

，

让

新

鲜

空

气

进

来

。

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打开	:	open
窗户	:	window
让	:	let
新鲜	:	fresh
的	:	used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression
空气	:	air
进	:	enter
来	:	come

2. I drew the curtain as it was getting dark.

tiān	hēi	le	，	wǒ	bǎ	chuāng	lián	lā	shàng	。
天	黑	了	，	我	把	窗	帘	拉	上	。

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天	:	sky
黑	:	dark
了	:	(particle) indicating a change in one’s understanding, idea, view or action
我	:	I
把	:	(preposition) used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression
窗帘	:	curtain
拉	:	pull
上	:	place something in position, fix