outer room; side room
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Meanings
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outer room; side room (a room adjacent to or separate from the main house)
In traditional Chinese courtyard houses, refers to rooms built adjacent to the main house (正房), often used as kitchens, storage, guest rooms, or servant quarters. Contrasts with 里屋 (inner room).
Nǎi奶
nai奶
zhù住
zài在
wài外
wū屋
，
zhè这
yàng样
jìn进
chū出
fāng方
biàn便
。
Grandma lives in the outer room, which makes it convenient to come and go.
Dōng冬
tiān天
wài外
wū屋
bǐ比
lǐ里
wū屋
lěng冷
duō多
le了
。
In winter, the outer room is much colder than the inner room.
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Tā他
men们
zài在
zhèng正
fáng房
páng旁
biān边
gài盖
le了
yī一
jiān间
wài外
wū屋
dāng当
chú厨
fáng房
。
They built a side room next to the main house to use as a kitchen.