kàngxí

炕席

Word · Noun

kang mat

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

kang mat; a mat for covering a kang

A traditional household item in northern China, made from reeds, bamboo, or sorghum stalks, providing a smooth, clean surface on the heated sleeping platform.

Xīn新
biān编
de的
kàng炕
xí席
yòu又
píng平
zhěng整
yòu又
guāng光
huá滑
 。

The newly woven kang mat is both flat and smooth.

Dōng冬
tiān天
pū铺
shàng上
hòu厚
shi实
de的
kàng炕
xí席
huì会
gèng更
nuǎn暖
huo和
 。

Putting down a thick kang mat in winter makes it warmer.

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Nǎi奶
nai奶
jīng经
cháng常
bǎ把
kàng炕
xí席
cā擦
de得
gān干
gān干
jìng净
jìng净
 。

Grandma often wipes the kang mat clean.