天花板
tiānhuābǎn
ceiling
Characters in this word
花 huā
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 化 to change, to convert, to reform
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 老房子的天花板因长期漏水而发霉，修缮费用远超预算。 Lǎo fángzi de tiānhuābǎn yīn chángqī lòushuǐ ér fāméi, xiūshàn fèiyòng yuǎn chāo yùsuàn. The ceiling of the old house went mouldy because of long-term leaks, and the repair costs far exceeded the budget.
- 卧室的天花板上挂着一盏很漂亮的新灯。 Wòshì de tiānhuābǎn shàng guàzhe yī zhǎn hěn piàoliang de xīn dēng. There is a very beautiful new lamp hanging from the bedroom ceiling.
- 他躺在床上，盯着天花板发呆，想了很多事。 Tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng, dīngzhe tiānhuābǎn fādāi, xiǎngle hěnduō shì. He lay on the bed staring blankly at the ceiling, thinking about many things.