沙发床

沙發床

shāfāchuáng

noun #40,132

Measure Word

一张沙发床 zhāng

Meanings

1 sofa bed
2 sleeper sofa
3 convertible sofa

Characters

(phonetic: 'so')

(phonetic: 'fa')

Examples

客厅小,我们买了一张沙发床,客人来了能睡。

Kètīng xiǎo, wǒmen mǎile yì zhāng shāfāchuáng, kèrén láile néng shuì.

The living room is small, so we got a sofa bed — guests can sleep on it when they visit.

这款沙发床三秒就能展开变成床。

Zhè kuǎn shāfāchuáng sān miǎo jiù néng zhǎnkāi biàn chéng chuáng.

This sofa bed unfolds into a bed in three seconds.

Tips

usage

沙发 (shāfā) is a phonetic borrowing from English 'sofa'. Note 发 here is fā (1st tone) — distinct from 直发棒 where 发 = fà (4th tone, 'hair'). In small Chinese apartments, 沙发床 is a popular space-saver, especially in single-bedroom rentals.

Stroke Order

沙 shā

发 fā

床 chuáng