露台 (lùtái): terrace

Meanings

1 terrace
2 balcony
3 patio
4 rooftop deck

Characters

露

Examples

顶楼带一个大露台。

Dǐnglóu dài yī gè dà lùtái.

The top-floor unit comes with a big terrace.

晚上她喜欢在露台上喝茶。

Wǎnshang tā xǐhuān zài lùtái shàng hē chá.

In the evenings she likes to drink tea on the terrace.

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history

Attested in 《史记·孝文本纪》: Emperor Wen of Han wanted to build a 露台 but cancelled it on learning it would cost '百金' — 'a hundred gold pieces, equal to ten middle-class households' — becoming a classical model of imperial thrift.