thatched hut; cottage
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
thatched hut; cottage; a simple, small house with a roof made of straw, reeds, or similar materials
literaryEvokes imagery of rustic, humble, or traditional countryside dwellings. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
Shān山
pō坡
shàng上
yǒu有
yī一
zuò座
gū孤
líng零
líng零
de的
máo茅
wū屋
。
There is a lone thatched hut on the hillside.
Shī诗
rén人
zài在
tā他
de的
máo茅
wū屋
lǐ里
xiě写
chū出
le了
hěn很
duō多
yōu优
měi美
de的
zuò作
pǐn品
。
The poet wrote many beautiful works in his thatched cottage.
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Zhè这
jiān间
máo茅
wū屋
suī虽
rán然
jiǎn简
lòu陋
，
dàn但
zhē遮
fēng风
dǎng挡
yǔ雨
méi没
yǒu有
wèn问
tí题
。
Although this hut is simple, it keeps out the wind and rain just fine.
Kuáng狂
fēng风
guò过
hòu后
，
nà那
jiān间
máo茅
wū屋
de的
wū屋
dǐng顶
bèi被
xiān掀
diào掉
le了
yī一
bàn半
。
After the fierce wind, half the roof of that thatched hut was blown off.