池塘 chítáng pool
pool; pond
How to remember 池塘: 池 pool + 塘 pond = pool.
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How it is used
- 'Pond, pool' - 荷花池塘 (héhuā chítáng) a lotus pond.
- A small still body of water, often man-made or in a garden/village.
- Smaller than 湖 (hú, lake); everyday and pastoral.
Example sentences
- 池塘上有座桥。 Chítáng shàng yǒu zuò qiáo.There is a bridge over the pond.
- 让孩子远离池塘。 Ràng háizi yuǎnlí chítáng.Keep children away from the pond.
- 这个池塘有三米深。 Zhège chítáng yǒusānmǐ shēn.The pond is 3 meters deep.