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Using 客厅 (kètīng) to refer to 'living room'
Location & Position
Structure
在 + 客厅 + Location Phrase
Explanation
The noun 客厅 (kètīng) means 'living room' or 'parlor,' referring to the main communal room in a home where guests are received. It is one of the most common household vocabulary words in Chinese. You can use it with location words like 在 to describe where something is located.
Examples
我们家的客厅很宽敞，可以放一张大沙发。
Wǒmen jiā de kètīng hěn kuānchang, kěyǐ fàng yī zhāng dà shāfā.
Our living room is very spacious — it can fit a large sofa.
孩子们在客厅里看电视，不愿意去睡觉。
Háizimen zài kètīng lǐ kàn diànshì, bù yuànyì qù shuìjiào.
The children were watching TV in the living room and didn't want to go to bed.
请到客厅坐，我去给你倒杯茶。
Qǐng dào kètīng zuò, wǒ qù gěi nǐ dào bēi chá.
Please have a seat in the living room — I'll go pour you a cup of tea.