Definition
池子 primarily means 'pond' — a small body of still water. It also refers to a pool in a public bathhouse (澡堂), and historically to a dance floor or the front rows of a theater (the area closest to the stage). The different senses all involve an enclosed, often rectangular area, but the context determines which meaning applies.
n.
pondpool (in a public bathhouse)(historical) dance floor or front rows in a theater
Examples
- 池子。Xiàtiān háizimen xǐhuan zài chí zi lǐ yóuyǒng.In summer, children like to swim in the pond.
- 池子。Zhè jiā zǎotáng de chí zi shuǐwēn gānggāng hǎo.The pool temperature in this bathhouse is just right.
- 池子。Jiùshí xìyuàn de chí zi shì kàn xì zuì hǎo de wèizhi.In old theaters, the front rows were the best places to watch the opera.
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