Chinese Word: 寮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

寮

Pinyin: liáo

English Definition: hut; shack; small window; variant of 僚 ; Laos

Chinese Definition:
①小屋：茅寮。茶寮酒肆。
②小窗。
③古同“僚”，官。

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 宀

Pictophonetic:尞 indicates the sound; 宀 (roof) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 宀 [gàimian2] roof; house
- 尞 [ liào ] fuel used for sacrifices

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枋寮	fāng liáo	Fangliao township in Pingtung County 屏东县 , Taiwan
麦寮	mài liáo	Mailiao township in Yunlin county 云林县 , Taiwan
中寮	zhōng liáo	Zhongliao or Chungliao township in Nantou county 南投县 , central Taiwan
田寮	tián liáo	Tianliao or Tienliao township in Kaohsiung county 高雄县 , southwest Taiwan
糖寮	táng liáo	sugar mill

1		shén me 什么 ràng 让 liáo 寮 wū 屋 chéng qū 城区 rú cǐ 如此 zhòng yào 重要？ What makes squatter cities so important?
2		tā 她 lì mǎ 立马 qù 去 dào 到 sēng 僧 liáo 寮， qiāng 将 tā 它 shāo 烧 wèi 为 bái de 白地。 She at once went to the hut of the monk and burned it down.
3		zài 在 xī bǎi lín 西柏林， liáo 寮 wū 屋 yùn dòng 运动 30年 qián 前 dá dào 达到 gāo fēng 高峰。 Berlin' s squatter movement reached its apogee 30 years ago in the west.
4		zhè ge 这个 wǔ céng lóu 五层楼 gāo de 高的 gōng 工 liáo lǐ 寮里， zhù zhe 住着 jìn 近 210 hù 户 rén jia 人家。 This colony, a five storied building, alone houses nearly 210 families.
5		tā 她 gěi 给 tā 他 dā jiàn 搭建 le 了 yī gè 一个 xiǎo 小 liáo 寮， zài 在 tā 他 dǎ zuò 打坐 shí 时 gěi 给 tā 他 sòng fàn 送饭。 She had built a little hut for him and fed him while he was meditating.

1		shén me 什么 ràng 让 liáo 寮 wū 屋 chéng qū 城区 rú cǐ 如此 zhòng yào 重要？ What makes squatter cities so important?
2		tā 她 lì mǎ 立马 qù 去 dào 到 sēng 僧 liáo 寮， qiāng 将 tā 它 shāo 烧 wèi 为 bái de 白地。 She at once went to the hut of the monk and burned it down.
3		zài 在 xī bǎi lín 西柏林， liáo 寮 wū 屋 yùn dòng 运动 30年 qián 前 dá dào 达到 gāo fēng 高峰。 Berlin' s squatter movement reached its apogee 30 years ago in the west.
4		zhè ge 这个 wǔ céng lóu 五层楼 gāo de 高的 gōng 工 liáo lǐ 寮里， zhù zhe 住着 jìn 近 210 hù 户 rén jia 人家。 This colony, a five storied building, alone houses nearly 210 families.
5		tā 她 gěi 给 tā 他 dā jiàn 搭建 le 了 yī gè 一个 xiǎo 小 liáo 寮， zài 在 tā 他 dǎ zuò 打坐 shí 时 gěi 给 tā 他 sòng fàn 送饭。 She had built a little hut for him and fed him while he was meditating.