露天 lùtiān outdoors
outdoors; al fresco; in the open
How to remember 露天: 露 dew + 天 day = outdoors.
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How it is used
- Open-air / outdoors - under the open sky - 露天电影 (lùtiān diànyǐng) an outdoor movie; 露天市场 an open-air market.
- Attributive meaning 'not covered by a roof'; read lù (not lòu here).
- Contrast 户外 (hùwài, outdoors in general, incl. nature/sports) - 露天 specifically stresses being out under the sky, unroofed.