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The word 窗户 is formed by combining two characters: 窗, which means "window", and 户, which originally means "door" or "opening". Together, they create a compound word where both elements semantically relate to openings in a building, with 户 emphasizing the structural aspect of an aperture, leading to the specific modern meaning of "window". This formation relies on the direct combination of meaningful characters to denote a single concept.

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我打开窗户

Wǒ dǎkāi chuānghu.

I open the window.

窗户非常干净。

Chuānghu fēicháng gānjìng.

The window is very clean.

阳光从窗户照进来。

Yángguāng cóng chuānghu zhào jìnlái.

Sunlight shines in through the window.

我坐在窗前看书。

Wǒ zuò zài chuāng qián kàn shū.

I sit in front of the window and read a book.

因为天气炎热,所以我把窗户打开了。

Yīnwèi tiānqì yánrè, suǒyǐ wǒ bǎ chuānghu dǎkāi le.

Because the weather is hot, I opened the window.

Word Definition - 窗户

chuāng hu window; CL:個|个[gè],扇[shàn]