bay (width unit); room width
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesmeasure word
bay (traditional unit of width for old-style houses, approx. one zhang)
dialectPrimarily used in architectural or dialectal contexts to describe the width of traditional houses, counted by the number of purlins (檩).
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zuò座
dān单
kāi开
jiān间
de的
lǎo老
fáng房
zi子
。
This is a single-bay old house.
Shuāng双
kāi开
jiān间
de的
fáng房
zi子
bǐ比
dān单
kāi开
jiān间
de的
kuān宽
chang敞
de得
duō多
。
Double-bay houses are much more spacious than single-bay ones.
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Dāng当
dì地
xí习
guàn惯
yòng用
kāi开
jiān间
lái来
jì计
suàn算
fáng房
wū屋
dà大
xiǎo小
。
The local custom uses 'kaijian' to calculate house size.
noun
width of a room; frontage
neutralRefers to the horizontal width of a room, typically the dimension between two opposite walls with windows.
Zhè这
jiān间
fáng房
zi子
de的
kāi开
jiān间
hěn很
dà大
，
cǎi采
guāng光
hěn很
hǎo好
。
This room has a large width, so the natural lighting is excellent.
Kè客
tīng厅
de的
kāi开
jiān间
bǐ比
wò卧
shì室
kuān宽
liǎng两
mǐ米
。
The living room's width is two meters wider than the bedroom's.
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Shè设
jì计
shī师
jiàn建
yì议
zēng增
jiā加
kāi开
jiān间
yǐ以
gǎi改
shàn善
tōng通
fēng风
。
The designer suggested increasing the width to improve ventilation.
Zhè这
tào套
gōng公
yù寓
de的
kāi开
jiān间
dá达
dào到
le了
wǔ五
mǐ米
。
The frontage of this apartment reaches five meters.