Definition
天窗 literally means 'skylight' (a window on a roof or ceiling) and also refers to a car's sunroof. It appears in the common idiom 打开天窗说亮话 (literally 'open the skylight and speak bright words'), which means 'to speak openly and frankly'. The idiom is used to suggest direct, honest communication.
n.
skylight (on a roof or ceiling)sunroof (on a car)
Examples
- ，天窗。Zhù zài zhè jiān gélóu lǐ, wǎnshang kěyǐ tòuguò tiān chuāng kàn dào xīngxing.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 jiànyì wǒmen dǎkāi tiān chuāng shuō liànghuà, zhíjiē shuō chū nǐ de xiǎngfǎ.I suggest we speak frankly and say what's on your mind directly.
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