HSK 5 · Objects

窗帘 chuānglián “window curtains” in Chinese

Traditional 窗簾

What 窗帘 means

  1. window curtains

How to say 窗帘

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale窗chuāng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale帘lián2nd tone, rising

窗帘 in a sentence

  1. 窗帘使房间变漂亮了。

    Chuānglián shǐ fángjiān biàn piàoliang le.

    The curtains have made the room look nicer.

    Sentence #1372490 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我们躲在窗帘后面吧。

    Wǒmen duǒ zài chuānglián hòumiàn ba.

    Let’s hide behind the curtains.

    Sentence #1517486 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 当我拉开了窗帘时，在下雪呢。

    Dāng wǒ lākāi le chuānglián shí, zài xiàxuě ne.

    When I opened the curtains, it was snowing.

    Sentence #839247 from Tatoeba

How 窗帘 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 窗 (chuāng) with each of its parts in a different colour
窗chuāngwindow
  • 穴cave · xuéMeaning part
  • 囱chimney · cōngSound part

穴 hints at the meaning (cave); 囱 (cōng) hints at the sound. Compare it with chuāng.

The character 帘 (lián) with each of its parts in a different colour
帘liánflag used as a shop sign
  • 穴cave · xué
  • 巾napkin · jīn

How to write 窗帘

窗 12 strokes · 帘 8 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

窗帘 (chuānglián) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 窗帘 (chuānglián). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 窗帘

Words with 窗

窗户chuānghu · window

More words: Objects & Materials

玻璃bōli · glass布bù · cloth尺子chǐzi · ruler (measuring instrument)抽屉chōuti · drawer地毯dìtǎn · carpet洞dòng · cave肥皂féizào · soap钢铁gāngtiě · steel

FAQs

窗帘 (chuānglián) means “window curtains”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it chuānglián: chuāng with a 1st tone, then lián with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 窗帘 is written 窗簾. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type chuanglian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 窗帘 from the suggestions. Typing chuanglian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
窗帘 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.