stool; small wooden stool
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
small square wooden stool, typically without a backrest
Commonly used in northern Chinese dialects. The word frequently takes the 'r' suffix (儿化音) as 杌凳儿 (wù dèngr) in spoken language.
Tā他
bān搬
le了
gè个
wù杌
dèng凳
zuò坐
zài在
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
chéng乘
liáng凉
。
He moved a small wooden stool and sat in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air.
Zhè这
gè个
hóng红
mù木
wù杌
dèng凳
shì是
zǔ祖
shang上
chuán传
xià下
lái来
de的
lǎo老
jiā家
jù具
。
This redwood stool is an old piece of furniture passed down from ancestors.
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Wù杌
dèng凳
r儿
zuò坐
zhe着
bù不
rú如
shā沙
fā发
shū舒
fu服
。
Sitting on a small wooden stool is not as comfortable as sitting on a sofa.