客厅 (客廳)
kè tīng
Pinyin

Definition

客厅 (客廳)
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kè tīng
  1. drawing room (room for arriving guests)
  2. living room
  3. CL:間|间[jiān]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

客户
kè hù
  1. 1 client
  2. 2 customer
客户端
kè hù duān
  1. 1 client (computing)
微博客
wēi bó kè
  1. 1 microblogging
  2. 2 microblog
乘客
chéng kè
  1. 1 passenger
侠客
xiá kè
  1. 1 chivalrous person
  2. 2 knight-errant

Idioms (6)

反客为主
fǎn kè wéi zhǔ
  1. 1 lit. the guest acts as host (idiom); fig. to turn from passive to active behavior
问客杀鸡
wèn kè shā jī
  1. 1 lit. asking guests whether or not to butcher a chicken for them (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hypocritical show of affection (or hospitality)
游客止步
yóu kè zhǐ bù
  1. 1 visitors are not admitted (idiom)
词人墨客
cí rén mò kè
  1. 1 sb of literary abilities (idiom)
宾客盈门
bīn kè yíng mén
  1. 1 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors

Sample Sentences

男孩坐在客厅里等着妈妈像往常一样来说教他。
nánhái zuò zài kètīng lǐ děng zhe māma xiàng wǎngcháng yīyàng láishuō jiāo tā 。
The boy is waiting in the living room for the mom to discipline him as usual.
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太期待了！老样子，我会准备爆米花跟小点心，时间到自动出现在你家客厅。
tài qīdài le ！lǎoyàngzi ，wǒ huì zhǔnbèi bàomǐhuā gēn xiǎo diǎnxīn ，shíjiān dào zìdòng chūxiàn zài nǐ jiā kètīng 。
I'm really looking forward to it! The same as always, I'll prepare popcorn and snacks, and when the time comes I'll let myself in to your sitting room.
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乐广在家中思来想去、东翻西找，最后在客厅一抬头便看见墙上挂了一只弓，弯弯曲曲地像条蛇似的。脑中突然灵光一闪，心想：该不会和这只弓有关吧？于是乐广发挥了科学办案的精神，决定来个案情重组。
YuèGuǎng zài jiā zhōng sīláixiǎngqù 、dōngfānxīzhǎo ，zuìhòu zài kètīng yī táitóu biàn kànjiàn qiáng shàng guà le yī zhī gōng ，wānwānqūqū de xiàng tiáo shé shìde 。nǎozhōng tūrán língguāngyìshǎn ，xīnxiǎng ：gāi bùhuì hé zhè zhī gōng yǒuguān ba ？yúshì YuèGuǎng fāhuī le kēxué bànàn de jīngshén ，juédìng lái ge ànqíng chóngzǔ 。
Yue Guang racked his brain and searched everywhere at his place. Finally, he looked up in the living room and saw a bow hanging on the wall. The bow looks twisted like a snake. A light bulb went on in his brain, "Could the bow has something to do with this?" He thought. Then he decided to reorganise the case with the spirit of tackling this case using science.
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来我家的客厅坐吧。
lái wǒ jiā de kètīng zuò ba 。
Come and sit in my living room.
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去客厅坐一下，很快吃饭了。
qù kètīng zuò yīxià ，hěnkuài chīfàn le 。
Have a seat in the living room. We'll be eating soon.
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别着急，你小心摸着墙走，到客厅坐着，我去厨房的柜子里拿蜡烛。
bié zháojí ，nǐ xiǎoxīn mō zhe qiáng zǒu ，dào kètīng zuò zhe ，wǒ qù chúfáng de guìzi lǐ ná làzhú 。
Don't panic. Just carefully feel your way along the wall, then sit down in the living room, I'll go to the kitchen cabinet to get some candles.
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打火机在客厅桌子上，我马上过来，别怕。
dǎhuǒjī zài kètīng zhuōzi shàng ，wǒ mǎshàng guòlai ，bié pà 。
The lighter is on the living room table, I'll be there in a second, don't be scared.
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嗯，不错。你先去客厅，我要擦一下地。
ng4 ，bùcuò 。nǐ xiān qù kètīng ，wǒ yào cā yīxià dì 。
Okay, not bad. You go to the living room and I'll wipe up the floor.
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好像在客厅。
hǎoxiàng zài kètīng 。
It seems like it's in the living room.
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你看，进门就是客厅。电视，沙发，空调，柜子，都有。
nǐ kàn ，jìn mén jiùshì kètīng 。diànshì ，shāfā ，kōngtiáo ，guìzi ，dōu yǒu 。
As you can see, the living room is right inside the door. There’s a TV, sofa, an air conditioner, a cabinet; everything.
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