天窗 (tiān chuāng) — skylight (on a roof or ceiling); sunroof (on a car)
Definition
Literally 'sky window': a skylight in a roof/ceiling, or the sunroof of a car. In the idiom 打开天窗说亮话 it means being open and frank.
noun
skylight (on a roof or ceiling)sunroof (on a car)
Measure word · 扇
Examples
- ,天窗。Zhù zài zhè jiān gé lóu lǐ, wǎn shàng kě yǐ tòu guò tiān chuāng kàn dào xīng xing.Living in this attic room, you can see stars through the skylight at night.
- 天窗。Tā xīn mǎi de chē yǒu yí gè hěn dà de tiān chuāng.His newly bought car has a large sunroof.
- 天窗,。Wǒ jiàn yì wǒ men dǎ kāi tiān chuāng shuō liàng huà, zhí jiē shuō chū nǐ de xiǎng fǎ.I suggest we speak frankly and say what's on your mind directly.
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