Usage note
窗台是窗户下面的平台。
chuāng tái shì chuāng hù xià miàn de píng tái。
窗台 means the ledge under a window.
Context note
窗台常用于家居和放东西。
chuāng tái cháng yòng yú jiā jū hé fàng dōng xī。
It is often used in homes and for placing things.
5 examples
花放在窗台上。
huā fàng zài chuāng tái shàng。
The flowers are on the windowsill.
窗台很宽。
chuāng tái hěn kuān。
The windowsill is wide.
他坐在窗台边。
tā zuò zài chuāng tái biān。
He sat by the windowsill.
窗台上有一本书。
chuāng tái shàng yǒu yì běn shū。
There is a book on the windowsill.
请别站在窗台上。
qǐng bié zhàn zài chuāng tái shàng。
Please do not stand on the windowsill.
5 mini stories
小猫喜欢趴在窗台上。
xiǎo māo xǐ huan pā zài chuāng tái shàng。
The kitten likes lying on the windowsill.
妈妈把花盆放在窗台。
mā ma bǎ huā pén fàng zài chuāng tái。
Mom put the flowerpot on the windowsill.
孩子在窗台边看雨。
hái zi zài chuāng tái biān kàn yǔ。
The child watched the rain by the windowsill.
窗台上晒着毛巾。
chuāng tái shàng shài zhe máo jīn。
A towel is drying on the windowsill.
他从窗台望向外面。
tā cóng chuāng tái wàng xiàng wài miàn。
He looked outside from the windowsill.
Mini dialogue
窗台上的花
A
你的花盆放在哪里？
Nǐ de huāpén fàng zài nǎlǐ?
Where did you put your flowerpot?
B
我把它放在窗台上了，阳光很好。
Wǒ bǎ tā fàng zài chuāngtái shàng le, yángguāng hěn hǎo.
I put it on the windowsill; the sunlight is great.
小心窗台
A
不要爬到窗台上，很危险。
Bùyào pá dào chuāngtái shàng, hěn wēixiǎn.
Don't climb onto the windowsill; it's very dangerous.
B
我知道了，我会离窗台远一点。
Wǒ zhīdào le, wǒ huì lí chuāngtái yuǎn yīdiǎn.
I understand; I'll stay away from the windowsill.
Related words and contrasts
similar
窗沿
chuāngyán
window ledge
Another word for the flat part of a window frame.
related
窗框
chuāngkuàng
window frame
The whole frame around the window, not just the flat bottom part.
contrast
阳台
yángtái
balcony
A balcony is a larger outdoor platform, while a windowsill is just a narrow ledge.