窗户

chuāng hu

CL 个 gè 扇 shān

HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Noun Common

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Word relationships

Counterparts

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• 门 mén 门 mén gate complementary pair: door and window: gate

Register variants

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• 窗子 chuāng zi 窗子 chuāng zi window more colloquial alternative for window: window
• 窗 chuāng 窗 chuāng window formal/literary or compound word form of window: window

Related words

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• 玻璃 bō li 玻璃 bō li glass glass, commonly associated with windows: glass

Usage notes

Collocations

Use 一扇 (yī shàn) for counting windows, not 一个.

Common mistakes

窗户 refers to the whole window including frame and glass; for just the pane, use 窗玻璃 (chuāng bōli).

Example Sentences

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窗户 透着光。

Light penetrates through the window.

请打开 窗户 。

Please open the window.

孩子扒着 窗户 看外面。

The child clings to the window and looks outside.

房间里有两扇 窗户 。

There are two windows in the room.

关上 窗户 ！

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 3976893)

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Words Containing 窗户

• 窗户棂 窗户棂 chuāng hù líng: window frame

Child Words of 窗户

• 户 户 hù: door
• 窗 窗 chuāng: window