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床榻

Word · NounTraditional榻

couch; narrow bed

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

a long, narrow, and low bed; a couch

literary

A classical term for a sleeping couch, often narrower and lower than a modern bed. Commonly used in literary or historical contexts.

Lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
wò卧
bìng病
zài在
tà榻
 。

The old master is lying ill on his couch.

Shū书
zhāi斋
lǐ里
fàng放
zhe着
yī一
zhāng张
zhú竹
tà榻
 。

There is a bamboo couch placed in the study.

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Tā他
tǎng躺
zài在
tà榻
shàng上
xiǎo小
qì憩
 。

He lay down on the couch for a short nap.