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屋檐

wū yán

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 屋簷

屋檐 (wū yán) means "eaves; roof (i.e. home)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 屋檐 means

1. eaves
2. roof (i.e. home)

The characters in 屋檐

• 屋wū(bound form) house; (bound form) room
• 檐yáneaves; ledge or brim

Example sentences

• 屋檐上正滴下雨水。
  Wūyán shàng zhèng dīxià Yǔshuǐ.
  The eaves are dripping.
• 汤姆和玛丽住在同一个屋檐下。
  Tāngmǔ hé Mǎlì zhù zài tóngyī gè wūyán xià.
  Tom and Mary live under the same roof.

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