Chinese word

角落

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiǎo luò

Meaning

  • nouncorner

Example

那只猫躲在角落里。nà zhǐ māo duǒ zài jiǎo luò lǐ

That cat is hiding in the corner.

Illustration for 角落 (corner)

More examples

孩子把玩具放在房间的角落里。hái zi bǎ wán jù fàng zài fáng jiān de jiǎo luò lǐ

The child put the toy in the corner of the room.

Core concept

A small, often hidden area where the sides of a room or object meet.

Common phrases

  • 躲在角落里duǒ zài jiǎo luò lǐ

    hide in the corner

  • 房间的角落fáng jiān de jiǎo luò

    corner of the room

Similar words

角jiǎo: The point or line where two surfaces or edges meet.
拐角guái jiǎo: The place where a road or hallway bends and changes direction.
墙角qiáng jiǎo: The corner where a wall meets the floor or another wall.
隅yú: A small, out-of-the-way place at the edge of a space.

Definition in Chinese

指房间或物体边缘与面相接处的内侧空间，常指狭小或隐蔽之处。zhǐ fáng jiān huò wù tǐ biān yuán yǔ miàn xiàng jiē chù de nèi cè kōng jiān cháng zhǐ xiá xiǎo huò yǐn bì zhī chù

Word origin

The compound 角 (jiǎo, "corner") + 落 (luò, "place") names a locality situated at a corner, so the word refers to a space rather than to the corner line itself.

Usage tips

  • English corner can name an exposed outside angle, while this Chinese noun usually evokes an inner, out-of-the-way space.

Other meanings

  • nooknoun

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