window sash; casement
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
window sash; casement; the part of a window that opens and closes
informalRefers specifically to the movable panel(s) within a window frame, typically holding the glass. The suffix '～儿' (chuāng shànr) indicates its common use in spoken, colloquial Mandarin.
Zhè这
shàn扇
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
de的
chuāng窗
shàn扇
shì是
mù木
tou头
zuò做
de的
。
The window sashes of this old house are made of wood.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
běi北
miàn面
de的
chuāng窗
shàn扇
guān关
hǎo好
，
fēng风
tài太
dà大
le了
。
Please close the north-facing casement properly; the wind is too strong.
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Xīn新
mǎi买
de的
chuāng窗
shàn扇
shàng上
ān安
zhuāng装
le了
fáng防
wén蚊
shā纱
wǎng网
。
The newly bought window sash has a mosquito screen installed on it.
Tā他
yòng用
lì力
tuī推
le了
yī一
xià下
，
xiù锈
zhù住
de的
chuāng窗
shàn扇
zhōng终
yú于
kāi开
le了
。
He pushed hard, and the rusted-shut casement finally opened.