How to say “window” in Chinese
window (short form)
“Window” in Chinese is 窗, chuāng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
窗 is read chuāng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 穴 — “opening, hole”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “窗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 窗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 请把窗户打开。qǐngbǎchuānghudǎkāiPlease open the window.
- 请把沙发往窗户那边推qǐngbǎshāfāwǎngchuānghunàbiāntuīPlease push the sofa over toward the window.
- 猫在窗台上睡觉māozàichuāngtáishangshuìjiàoThe cat is sleeping on the windowsill.
- 窗户的玻璃被孩子给打破了chuānghudebōlibèiháizigěidǎpòleThe window glass was broken by a child.
- 窗台上放着一盆花。chuāngtáishangfàngzheyìpénhuāThere’s a pot of flowers on the windowsill.
- 窗台上放着一盆花2chuāngtáishangfàngzheyìpénhuāThere’s a pot of flowers on the windowsill.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Window, mirror, furniture”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “window” in Chinese?
“Window” in Chinese is 窗, pinyin chuāng.
What does 窗 mean?
窗 (chuāng) means “window (short form)”.
How do you write 窗?
窗 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 窗?
窗 is read chuāng. Tones: chuāng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“window” in the lesson “Window, mirror, furniture”
This word is from the topic “Home and neighborhood” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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