炕
brick bed for sleeping; dry over heat
Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesnoun
brick bed for heating and sleeping
neutralA traditional heating bed common in northern rural China, uses a flue system to circulate heat from a fire.
Sleeping on the brick bed in northeast China is very warm in winter.
The brick bed at my grandma's house is covered with a thick floral quilt.
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A rural brick bed can be used for sleeping and heating.
When I was little, I loved playing games with friends on the brick bed.
Many rural families in northern China have heated brick beds.
verb
dry over heat; toast
dialectUsed primarily in northern Chinese dialects, means to heat or dry something over a heat source.
The sweet potatoes are still toasting by the stove.
Dry the wet quilt on the heated brick bed.
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Mom dried the wet socks by the heater.
We roasted some corn over the campfire.
Hang the wet towel by the stove to dry it out.