天棚 (tiān péng) — ceiling; awning; canopy

Definition

Literally 'sky canopy', 天棚 covers both an indoor ceiling and an outdoor awning/canopy — the word spans inside (天花板) and outside (遮阳棚) uses, so read the context to tell which.

noun

ceilingawningcanopy

Examples

天棚。
Zhè ge fáng jiān de tiān péng hěn gāo.
The ceiling in this room is very high.
天棚。
Shāng diàn mén kǒu dā le yí gè tiān péng.
They put up an awning at the store entrance.
天棚。
Xià tiān zài tiān péng xià miàn hē chá hěn shū fu.
It's very comfortable to drink tea under the canopy in summer.

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