天井 (tiān jǐng) — small courtyard or atrium (in traditional Chinese architecture); skylight (opening in a roof); (mining) vertical shaft, raise
Definition
In traditional architecture, 天井 is the small open courtyard framed by rooms of a house, which also lets light and air in from above (like a skylight). In mining, it refers to a vertical shaft.
noun
small courtyard or atrium (in traditional Chinese architecture)skylight (opening in a roof)(mining) vertical shaftraise
Examples
- 天井，。Zhè ge lǎo fáng zi de tiān jǐng bú dà, dàn hěn ān jìng.The small courtyard of this old house is not big but very quiet.
- 天井，。Yáng guāng cóng tiān jǐng zhào jìn lái, wū zi lǐ hěn liàng.Sunlight comes in through the skylight, making the room bright.
- 天井。Kuàng gōng men tōng guò tiān jǐng xià dào dì xià de gōng zuò qū.The miners go down to the underground working area through the shaft.
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