橱窗 chúchuāng display window
How to remember 橱窗: 橱 cabinet + 窗 window = display window.
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How it is used
- A shop display window (or a glass display case) - 橱窗里的模特 (chúchuāng lǐ de mótè) the mannequin in the display window.
- Also figurative 'showcase': 城市的橱窗 the showcase/face of a city.
- Distinguish from plain 窗户 (chuānghu, a window you look out of): 橱窗 is specifically for display behind glass.