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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[chuáng]
  1. 1. noun bed
    单人
    single bed
    river bed
    lathe
  2. 2. measure word
    棉被
    a quilt

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[chuáng]
  1. 1. noun bed
    小孩
    child's cot; baby's crib
    躺在
    lie in bed
    卧病在
    take to one's bed; be laid up
  2. 2. noun sth. shaped like a bed
    riverbed
  3. 3. measure word (used for bedding)
    被子
    one quilt
    毯子
    two blankets
    铺盖
    three sets of bedding

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[chuáng]
  1. 1. 供人睡卧的家具
    躺在
    双人
    折叠
  2. 2. 一样起承托作用的东西
  3. 3. 起承托等作用的地貌或地面
  4. 4. 用于被褥等
    棉被
    褥子

Examples

他在上翻来覆去,不时地长吁短叹。
He tossed about in bed, moaning and groaning from time to time.
他在上翻来覆去睡不着。
He tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.
他从底下摸出一双鞋来。
He fished out a pair of shoes from under the bed.
起了还想睡。
After I got up I still felt like going back to sleep.
两张
two beds
古装电视剧里的榻和现在的有很大区别。
The beds in TV costume dramas set in ancient times are very different from modern beds.
贡缎的被子是妈妈给我做的。
My mother made this silk-like cotton quilt for me.
被子的填充物是人造棉。
The quilt is filled with artificial cotton.
小静就要出嫁了,早上一起她母亲就亲自为她梳头簪花。
Xiaojing is getting married. Early in the morning, her mother combed her hair, and then put a flower in her hair.
小明家里来了客人,今晚他只能睡折叠了。
There were guests at Xiaoming's house, so tonight he has to sleep in the folding bed.

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nciku Note

床 and 床铺

and 床铺
chuáng and chuángpù

Both words mean “bed.” 床 can be singular or plural in number; 床铺 is a general classifier, meaning “all sorts of beds."
(1) 屋子里有两张双人
(2) 这张床的单很漂亮。
(3) 这间床铺家具都很简单的房间是我的。

The two words are not interchangeable. In some cases, they both indicate plural number.
(4) 学校给学生们添置了一些床铺()。

这两个词都表示供人睡觉的家具。“床”可以是复数或单数。“床铺”是总称,即一般的床和用木板搭的床,泛指各种床。
两个词一般不可互换。在少数情况下,两个词都可以表示复数。

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