门窗 (mén chuāng) — doors and windows (as a collective)

Definition

noun

doors and windows (as a collective)

门窗。
Qǐng jiǎn chá yí xià mén chuāng shì fǒu guān hǎo le.
Please check whether the doors and windows are properly closed.
门窗。
Zhè dòng lǎo fáng zi de mén chuāng dōu huàn chéng xīn de le.
All the doors and windows of this old house have been replaced with new ones.
门窗。
Jié néng mén chuāng néng yǒu xiào jiàng dī shì nèi wēn dù.
Energy-efficient doors and windows can effectively lower indoor temperatures.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

门 and 窗 appear side by side, together meaning doors and windows.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 門; 门 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 門 pictures a gate as two door shapes side by side; the simplified 门 is a later shorthand.

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

穴囱窗

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

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