Language/Mandarin-chinese/Vocabulary/床-chuáng-bed

床 chuáng bed in Mandarin Chinese

Definition

Radical is 广 yăn “roof.” The other component is 木 mù “wood.” To make a “bed” 床, you place “wood” 木 under a “roof” 广. Distinguish 床 from 广 (廣) guăng .

Examples

• 床 chuáng bed [N]
• 一张床 (一張床) yìzhāng chuáng a bed
• 起床 qĭchuáng get up from bed [VO]
• 单人床 (單人床) dānrénchuáng single bed [N]
• 双人床 (雙人床) shuāngrénchuáng double bed [N]

Sources

Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler

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