two wings of a house; both sides
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
two wings (of a traditional courtyard house); side rooms on both sides
formalRefers to the buildings on the east and west sides of the main hall in a traditional Chinese courtyard (siheyuan).
Zhè这
zuò座
lǎo老
zhái宅
de的
zhèng正
fáng房
hé和
liǎng两
xiāng厢
dōu都
bǎo保
cún存
wán完
hǎo好
。
The main hall and the two wings of this old house are well preserved.
Kè客
rén人
bèi被
ān安
pái排
zhù住
zài在
dōng东
miàn面
de的
xiāng厢
fáng房
，
pú仆
rén人
men们
zhù住
zài在
xī西
xiāng厢
，
hé合
chēng称
liǎng两
xiāng厢
。
Guests were arranged to stay in the east wing, and servants stayed in the west wing, collectively called the two wings.
noun
both sides; two flanks
Often used in a spatial sense to describe positions on the left and right sides of something.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
shǒu手
chí持
bīng兵
qì器
，
zhàn站
lì立
liǎng两
xiāng厢
。
The soldiers stood on both sides, holding weapons.
Lǐ礼
táng堂
zhōng中
jiān间
shì是
guò过
dào道
，
liǎng两
xiāng厢
shì是
guān观
zhòng众
de的
zuò座
wèi位
。
The aisle is in the middle of the auditorium, with audience seats on both sides.
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Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
，
cháo朝
liǎng两
xiāng厢
kàn看
le了
kàn看
，
méi没
yǒu有
fā发
xiàn现
rèn任
hé何
rén人
。
He stood at the door, looked to both sides, and didn't see anyone.