壁龛 (bì kān) — niche (in a wall)

Definition

Examples

• 教堂的墙上有一个壁龛，里面放着一尊圣母像。
  Jiào táng de qiáng shàng yǒu yí gè bì kān, lǐ miàn fàng zhe yì zūn shèng mǔ xiàng.
  There is a niche on the wall of the church, with a statue of the Virgin Mary inside.
• 设计师在书房中设计了一个壁龛来放置古董花瓶。
  Shè jì shī zài shū fáng zhōng shè jì le yí gè bì kān lái fàng zhì gǔ dǒng huā píng.
  The designer created a niche in the study to place an antique vase.
• 这座建筑的外墙上有许多装饰性的壁龛。
  Zhè zuò jiàn zhù de wài qiáng shàng yǒu xǔ duō zhuāng shì xìng de bì kān.
  There are many decorative niches on the outer wall of this building.