榻 (tà) — (bound form) long, narrow couch or bed; (bound form, figurative) lodging, accommodation (in compounds like 下榻)
Definition
榻 is a bound form meaning 'long, narrow couch or bed', appearing only in compounds like 卧榻, 竹榻. In 下榻 it shifts figuratively to mean 'to stay/lodge' (at a hotel, etc.).
bound form
(bound form) longnarrow couch or bed(bound form, figurative) lodgingaccommodation (in compounds like 下榻)
Examples
- 。Wǒ men zài zhè jiā jiǔ diàn xià tà.We are staying at this hotel.
- 榻。Tā de wò tà páng biān fàng zhe yì běn shū.Beside his couch was a book.
- ，榻。Xià tiān de shí hou, tā xǐ huan shuì zài zhú tà shàng.In summer, he likes to sleep on a bamboo couch.
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