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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

炕梢 [kàngshāo]
  1. 1. noun The end of a kang which is farther than another end to the cooking range.
    小时候在家时我总是睡在炕梢, 让妈妈睡炕头上, 因为她比我怕冷。
    When I was little, I always slept at the end of the kang while mother slept at the warmer end, because she was less able to bear cold than I.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

炕梢 [kàngshāo]
  1. 1. 名 炕面上离炉灶远的一端
    孩子睡炕销,老人睡炕头儿。
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Examples

小时候在家时我总是睡在炕梢, 让妈妈睡炕头上, 因为她比我怕冷。
When I was little, I always slept at the end of the kang while mother slept at the warmer end, because she was less able to bear cold than I. → 炕梢

Word Decomposition

炕
[kàng] 		+ 梢
[shāo]

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