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阳台

陽臺
yángtái
noun HSK 5 #6,248

Measure Word

一个阳台 gè

Meanings

  1. 1 balcony; patio

Characters

阳
yáng
sun; sunny; positive
台
tái
platform; terrace
A sunny platform - a balcony.

Examples

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 3
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 5
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