Chinese word dictionary

靠窗

kào chuāng · by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)

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Word information

Simplified靠窗

Traditional靠窗

Pinyinkào chuāng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

靠kào

nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust

窗chuāng

window

How to learn 靠窗

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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窗户chuānghu

window; CL:個|个[ge4],扇[shan4]

窗台chuāngtái

windowsill; window ledge

靠近kàojìn

to be close to; to approach; to draw near

可靠kěkào

reliable

依靠yīkào

to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on

窗口chuāngkǒu

window; opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window); computer operating system window; fig. medium; intermediary; showpiece; testing ground