窗台

窗臺

chuāngtái

noun HSK 5 #17,431

Meanings

Literally 'window platform' - the ledge at the bottom of a window.

HSK 1

猫喜欢坐在窗台上。

Māo xǐhuan zuò zài chuāngtái shàng.

Cats like to sit on the windowsill.

HSK 4

早上起来，窗台上已经落了一层雪。

Zǎoshang qǐlái, chuāngtái shàng yǐjīng luò le yì céng xuě.

When I got up in the morning, a layer of snow had already settled on the windowsill.

HSK 5

她在窗台上放了几盆花。

Tā zài chuāngtái shàng fàng le jǐ pén huā.

She placed several pots of flowers on the windowsill.

usage

窗台 is a simple compound. Once you know 窗 (window) and 台 (platform/stand), many similar words open up: 阳台 (balcony), 柜台 (counter).

窗 chuāng

台 tái