角落
jiǎo luò
Pinyin
Definition
角落
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- nook
- corner
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一落千丈
- 1 lit. to drop a thousand zhang in one fall (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of business, popularity etc) to suffer a sudden, devastating decline
- 3 to take a dive
七零八落
- 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
不见棺材不落泪
- 1 lit. not to shed a tear until one sees the coffin (idiom)
- 2 fig. refuse to be convinced until one is faced with grim reality
中箭落马
- 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
- 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光明磊落
- 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
Sample Sentences
还记得高中的时候,你就天天往书店里钻。当时书店也没有座位,你缩在楼梯角落里倒也读得津津有味。
I still remember when I was in high school, you went to the bookstore every day. At the time, the bookstore did not have a seat, and even though you sat in the corner of the stairs you still enjoyed reading.
那可不!学校每个角落都有我学习的身影。不容易啊,所以才需要给自己放一个长假,好好地放松一下。
Exactly! I've studied in every corner of the school. It's been really tough, so that's why I need to have a long holiday, to allow myself to really relax.
这个我有体会,现在城市的公交车遍布各个角落,班次也排得满满的,到哪都能公交出行,还有几条地铁线也开通了,生活确实方便了很多。
I've had experience of that, now the city has public transport spread through every corner, and the schedules are really packed, you can go anywhere by public transport, and even some subway lines have now opened, so life is a lot more convenient.
对于控烟、禁烟举措,仍有不少烟民不以为意,不理解、不支持,在看不见的角落继续“吞云吐雾”。
There are still many smokers who ignore and do not support these smoking control and ban measures. They continue to smoke in hidden corners.
小裁缝跟着他去了山洞。洞里住着很多巨人。睡觉的时候,小裁缝没有睡在床上,而是偷偷地爬到了角落里。半夜,巨人以为小裁缝睡着了,就拿起一把斧头,往床上砍了几下,他还以为把小裁缝砍死了。
The little tailor follows him to his cave. Inside the cave live many giants. When sleeping, the little tailor doesn't sleep in his bed, rather, he secretly crawls into a corner. At midnight, the giant thinks that the little tailor is asleep, picks up an ax and swings it at the bed several times, believing that he's killed the little tailor.
喏,衣橱抽屉的角落里找到两百,书房的笔筒里找到五百,微波炉下面找到三百。
Look. I found 200 in the corner of this drawer in the wardrobe, 500 in the pen holder, and 300 underneath the microwave.
我的脑海里满是你可爱的笑容。你轻轻微笑,温暖了这个寒冷的冬天。明天我还能在那个角落遇见你吗?"
'My mind is filled with your lovely smiling face. Your sweet smile warms up this frigid winter. Can I still see you tomorrow - in that secluded place?'