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noun HSK 5 #3,979

Meanings

  1. 1 hall
  2. 2 living room
  3. 3 office (government department)

Examples

Kètīng lǐ yǒu yī zhāng dà shāfā.
There's a big sofa in the living room.
Zhè tào fángzi shì liǎng shì yī tīng.
This apartment is a two-bedroom, one-living-room.
Cāntīng zài èr lóu.
The restaurant is on the second floor.

Tips

usage
appears in many compound words: 客厅 (living room), 餐厅 (restaurant/dining hall), 大厅 (lobby/main hall), 办公 (general office of a government body).
culture
In Chinese real estate, apartments are listed as XY: = 3 bedrooms, 2 living/dining areas. This is the most important info when apartment hunting.

Stroke Order

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