凉棚

涼棚

liángpéng

noun #65,767

Measure Word

一个凉棚 gè

Meanings

1 mat awning
2 arbor
3 shaded shelter

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

夏天大家在凉棚下喝茶聊天。

Xiàtiān dàjiā zài liángpéng xià hēchá liáotiān.

In summer everyone sits under the awning chatting and drinking tea.

HSK 6

院子里搭了一个凉棚。

Yuànzi lǐ dā le yí ge liángpéng.

An arbor has been set up in the courtyard.

Tips

memory

凉 'cool' + 棚 'shed/canopy' = a canopy you build to keep cool. Traditional 凉棚 are mat-and-bamboo structures put up in summer over courtyards or shopfronts.

Stroke Order

凉 liáng

棚 péng