窗口 chuāngkǒu window
window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; figuratively medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground
How to remember 窗口: 窗 window + 口 mouth (Kangxi radical 30) = window.
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How it is used
- A window / service counter - 售票窗口 (shòupiào chuāngkǒu) ticket window.
- Beyond a literal opening: a computer window, and figuratively a channel or showcase - 对外的窗口 (duìwài de chuāngkǒu) a window to the outside world.
- The figurative 'medium/interface' sense is very common.
Example sentences
- 我从窗口爬进来的。 Wǒ cóng chuāngkǒu pá jìnlái de.I climbed in through the window.