阳台 (yángtái): balcony; patio

Measure Word

一个阳台 gè

Meanings

1 balcony; patio

Characters

A sunny platform - a balcony.

Examples

HSK 2

站在阳台上可以看到大海。

Zhàn zài yángtái shàng kěyǐ kàndào dàhǎi.

You can see the ocean from the balcony.

HSK 3

阳台上种了很多花。

Yángtái shàng zhòng le hěn duō huā.

Many flowers are planted on the balcony.

HSK 4

我在阳台上晒衣服。

Wǒ zài yángtái shàng shài yīfu.

I dry clothes on the balcony.

Tips

culture

In Chinese apartments the 阳台 is often enclosed with glass and used as a laundry area, small garden, or extra storage - quite different from the open balconies common in Western homes.

Stroke Order

阳 yáng

台 tái

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to enclose the balcony (with glass/windows) / to seal off a balcony

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radio station / broadcasting station