<p>It says</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>阳台还有衣服<br>
  <sub>Yángtái háiyǒu yīfu</sub>  </p>
</blockquote>

<p>This directly translates to "balcony still has clothes".  More specifically:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/eng/%E9%98%B3%E5%8F%B0" rel="nofollow noreferrer">阳台</a> (yángtái) = balcony (or something similar, like a veranda)</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E8%BF%98%E6%9C%89" rel="nofollow noreferrer">还有</a> (háiyǒu) = still has (in this context)</li>
<li><a href="http://youdao.com/w/%E8%A1%A3%E6%9C%8D" rel="nofollow noreferrer">衣服</a> (yīfú) = clothes</li>
</ul>

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2020-08-08T14:09:46.973Z
Is handwriting like this normal in china to the extent that natives find this easy to read, or is this an exceptional case? You'd think that people would make their hand writing more legible in a language like mandarin where theres thousands of different squiggles to differentiate between rather than 26
小奥利奥
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2020-08-08T18:36:41.647Z
@小奥利奥 Looks decently neat to me, at least for a scribbled note. Handwriting doesn't look like printed block typefaces in any language.
Lionel Rowe
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2018-10-14T04:15:38.440Z
2018-10-14T04:15:38.440Z
Becky 李蓓
<p>A chinese visitor left this note on my door.
If it was typed, i'd easily find the meaning. But it is handwritten!
Would you guys help me to understand it, please?</p>

<p>Thanks!
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/UmFZM.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/UmFZM.jpg" alt="Note"></a></p>

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2018-10-14T01:23:18.990Z
Your balcony still has clothes on/in it.
dROOOze
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Handwritten note in chinese (Characters identified: 阳台还有衣服)
# Handwritten note in chinese (Characters identified: 阳台还有衣服)

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-10-14)

A chinese visitor left this note on my door.
If it was typed, i'd easily find the meaning. But it is handwritten!
Would you guys help me to understand it, please?

Thanks!
[![Note](https://i.sstatic.net/UmFZM.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/UmFZM.jpg)

**Tags:** character-identification, handwriting

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Your balcony still has clothes on/in it.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2018-10-14. Score: 4

It says

> 阳台还有衣服  
> Yángtái háiyǒu yīfu

This directly translates to "balcony still has clothes". More specifically:

* [阳台](http://youdao.com/w/eng/%E9%98%B3%E5%8F%B0) (yángtái) = balcony (or something similar, like a veranda)
* [还有](http://youdao.com/w/%E8%BF%98%E6%9C%89) (háiyǒu) = still has (in this context)
* [衣服](http://youdao.com/w/%E8%A1%A3%E6%9C%8D) (yīfú) = clothes

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Is handwriting like this normal in china to the extent that natives find this easy to read, or is this an exceptional case? You'd think that people would make their hand writing more legible in a language like mandarin where theres thousands of different squiggles to differentiate between rather than 26  
> **username_4**: @username_3 Looks decently neat to me, at least for a scribbled note. Handwriting doesn't look like printed block typefaces in any language.  

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