阳台

阳台 yángtái

Balcony (porch)

阳台 in a sentence HSK 5 繁體陽臺 yangtai

What 阳台 means

Balcony (porch)

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Character by character

阳台 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

阳

yáng

Sun (open - male or positive principle - [Taoism])

台

tái

Platform (stage - desk)

Words that share a character with 阳台

How to write 阳台

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阳台 in a sentence

阳台上种着几盆花。

Yángtái shàng zhòng zhe jǐ pén huā.

Several pots of flowers are growing on the balcony.

他常在阳台上看书。

Tā cháng zài yángtái shàng kàn shū.

He often reads on the balcony.

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Questions about 阳台

What does 阳台 mean in English?

阳台 is pronounced yángtái and means Balcony (porch).

How do you pronounce 阳台?

阳台 is yángtái in pinyin — written yangtai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 阳台?

阳台 is written with 2 characters: 阳 (yáng) Sun (open - male or positive principle - [Taoism]), 台 (tái) Platform (stage - desk). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 阳台 written in traditional Chinese?

陽臺. The simplified form 阳台 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 陽臺 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced yángtái.

Is 阳台 an HSK word?

Yes — 阳台 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.

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