Definition
穿堂风 (chuān táng fēng) describes a draft or cross-breeze that passes straight through a building, often through a hallway or connecting rooms. It is a specific phenomenon in Chinese architecture where airflow is channeled from one opening to another, providing natural cooling.
n.
through-draftdraft that blows through a building from one side to the other
Examples
- ，，穿堂风，。Xiàtiān de shíhou, dǎkāi qiánmén hé hòumén, wūzi lǐ jiù yǒu chuān táng fēng, fēicháng liángkuai.In summer, if you open the front and back doors, there will be a through-draft in the room, which is very cool.
- 穿堂风，。chuān táng fēng suīrán liángkuai, dàn rúguǒ chuī tài jiǔ róngyì gǎnmào.Although a through-draft is cool, if you are in it too long, you can easily catch a cold.
- 穿堂风，。Lǎo fángzi de shèjì tèyì ràng chuān táng fēng cóng tīngtáng chuānguò, bǎochí liángshuǎng.The design of the old house deliberately lets the through-draft pass through the hall to keep it cool.
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