阳台

陽臺

yángtái

noun HSK 4 #6,248

Measure Word

一个阳台 gè

Meanings

1 balcony; patio

Characters

sun; sunny; positive

platform; terrace

A sunny platform - a balcony.

Examples

我在阳台上晒衣服。

Wǒ zài yángtái shàng shài yīfu.

I dry clothes on the balcony.

阳台上种了很多花。

Yángtái shàng zhòng le hěn duō huā.

Many flowers are planted on the balcony.

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.

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