窗户 chuānghu window
How to remember 窗户: 窗 window + 户 door = window.
Characters
How it is used
- A window (of a building) - 打开窗户 (dǎkāi chuānghu) open the window; 户 is neutral tone.
- 窗 alone appears in compounds like 窗口 (chuāngkǒu) 'wicket/service window' and 窗帘 (chuānglián) 'curtain'.
- A car/computer window is different: 车窗 for a car, and a computer 'window' is 窗口.
Example sentences
- 雨点打着窗户。 Yǔdiǎn dǎzhe chuānghù.The rain is beating against the windows.
- 你可以关窗户吗？ Nǐ kěyǐ guān chuānghu ma?Can you close the window?
- 她把他推出窗户。 Tā bǎ tā tuīchū chuānghù.She pushed him out the window.