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橱窗 (chú chuāng) — display window, shop window

Definition

A shop's glass display window facing the street, used to exhibit goods. Unlike 窗户 or 窗, which mean a general window, 橱窗 is specifically the storefront display.

noun
display windowshop window
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 橱窗。
    Zhè jiā shāng diàn de chú chuāng bù zhì dé hěn piào liang.
    This shop's display window is decorated very beautifully.
  • 橱窗。
    Tā zhàn zài chú chuāng qián kàn le hěn jiǔ.
    She stood in front of the display window and watched for a long time.
  • 橱窗。
    chú chuāng Lǐ zhǎn shì de shì zuì xīn kuǎn de shǒu jī.
    What's displayed in the window is the latest model phone.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

橱chúcabinet/display case
窗chuāngwindow

橱 (cabinet/display case) and 窗 (window) together give a shop window used to display goods.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 橱 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

窗 combines 穴 (hole) with 囱 (window), giving the sense of an opening used as a window.

Open 窗 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Shopping & Errands

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