skylight; leave blank (idiom)
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
skylight; roof window (a window-like structure on the roof for lighting and ventilation)
Can take the suffix '儿' (tiānchuāngr) in informal speech, especially in northern dialects.
Wū屋
dǐng顶
de的
tiān天
chuāng窗
ràng让
yáng阳
guāng光
sǎ洒
mǎn满
le了
zhěng整
gè个
fáng房
jiān间
。
The skylight on the roof let sunlight fill the entire room.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
gé阁
lóu楼
shàng上
zhuāng装
le了
yī一
shàn扇
tiān天
chuāng窗
，
wǎn晚
shang上
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
xīng星
xing星
。
We installed a skylight in the attic so we can look at the stars at night.
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Dǎ打
kāi开
tiān天
chuāng窗
，
xīn新
xiān鲜
kōng空
qì气
jiù就
jìn进
lái来
le了
。
Open the skylight and fresh air comes right in.
noun
see 'kāi tiān chuāng' (idiom: to leave a blank space in a publication; to stand someone up; to skip work)
informalUsed only in the idiomatic expression '开天窗' (kāi tiān chuāng), originally referring to leaving a blank space in a newspaper due to censorship, now extended to mean breaking an appointment or being absent without notice.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
bèi被
shān删
le了
，
bào报
zhǐ纸
zhǐ只
hǎo好
kāi开
tiān天
chuāng窗
。
This article was deleted, so the newspaper had to leave a blank space.
Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
yòu又
kāi开
tiān天
chuāng窗
，
méi没
lái来
shàng上
bān班
。
He stood us up again today and didn't come to work.