🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

阳台

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yángtái

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Veranda/vəˈræn.də/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"我们在阳台上喝茶聊天。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor.

    "We sat on the veranda in the evening to enjoy the cool breeze."
  2. 2

    A large open porch or gallery extending along the front and sides of a building.

    "The colonial-style hotel featured a wrap-around veranda overlooking the tropical gardens."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Hindi 'varanḍā', ultimately from Portuguese 'varanda' (balcony, railing) or Spanish 'baranda', entering English during the British colonial period in India. The term was adopted to describe a roofed, open-air gallery or porch attached to the exterior of a building.

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