簷 yán eaves of house Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 5 sentences 燕子在屋檐下搭了个小窝。 yànzi zài wūyán xià dā le gè xiǎo wō. Swallows built a nest under the eaves. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他们两家人住在同一个屋檐下。 tāmen liǎng jiā rén zhù zài tóng yī gè wūyán xià. The two families live under the same roof. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary由于没有带伞,我们只好在屋檐下避雨。 yóuyú méiyǒu dài sǎn, wǒmen zhǐhǎo zài wūyán xià bìyǔ. Since we didn't have umbrellas, we had to take shelter from the rain under the eaves. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary我们不能生活在同一屋檐下,却形如陌生人。 wǒmen bùnéng shēnghuó zài tóngyīwūyánxià, què xíng rú mòshēngrén. We can't live like strangers under the same roof. Source: OpenSubtitles屋檐下放着一个水桶,用来承接流下来的雨水。 wūyán xià fàng zhe yī gè shuǐtǒng, yònglái chéngjiē liú xiàlai de yǔshuǐ. A bucket was placed under the eaves to catch the rainwater flowing down. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary