Definition & Meaning

thatched cottage/shack

Word usage

cǎo fáng

草 房

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n.thatched cottage/shack
- yáo yáo yù zhuì de cǎo fáng
  摇摇欲坠的草房
  a tumble-down thatched cottage
- tā diē diē zhuàng zhuàng lái dào fù jìn yī jiān cǎo fáng qiāo le qiāo mén
  他跌跌撞撞来到附近一间草房，敲了敲门。
  He stumbled to the door of the nearest hut and knocked.

Word usage

common measure word
"草房" is often matched with measure word "间".
- 一间草房
  one thatched cottage

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