HSK Level 4

窗户

chuāng hu

window

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Example Sentences

我打开窗户,让新鲜空气进来。

wǒ dǎkāi chuānghu, ràng xīnxiān kōngqì jìnlái.

I opened the window to let in some fresh air.

窗户外面有一棵大树。

chuānghu wàimiàn yǒuyīkē dàshù.

There is a big tree outside the window.

我坐在窗户旁边,欣赏外面的风景。

wǒ zuòzài chuānghu pángbiān, xīnshǎng wàimiàn de fēngjǐng.

I sat by the window, enjoying the view outside.

Synonyms

窗口 (chuāng kǒu)

window

窗户 (chuāng hù)

window

Antonyms

(mén)

door

(qiáng)

wall

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word for "window", 窗户 (chuānghu), is a compound of two characters: 窗 (chuāng) and 户 (hù). The character 窗 originally meant "a hole in a wall to let in light and air", and is composed of the radical 户 (hù, "door") and the phonetic component 窗 (chuāng). The character 户 originally meant "a door", and is composed of the radical 户 (hù, "door") and the phonetic component 户 (hù). The combination of these two characters creates the word 窗户 (chuānghu), which means "window".