(péng) — awning, covering (on a car, boat, etc.); sail (of a boat)

Definition

篷 (péng) refers to a cloth covering or canopy — like an awning on a boat/car or the sail of a boat. It is the object itself, not the action of covering (that's 遮).

noun
awningcovering (on a car, boat, etc.)sail (of a boat)
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Examples

  • Chuán shàng de péng bèi fēng chuī huài le.
    The awning on the boat was damaged by the wind.
  • Zhè liàng jí pǔ chē zhuāng le yí gè kě zhé dié de péng.
    This jeep has a foldable awning.
  • Lǎo yú fū zhèng zài xiū lǐ chuán shàng de péng
    The old fisherman is repairing the awning on the boat.
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