chawl
noun /tʃɔːl/
/tʃɔːl/
(Indian English, South-East Asian English)- (in South Asia) a large building divided into many separate apartments, offering cheap, basic accommodation to labourers
木屋：一栋分为许多独立公寓的大建筑，为劳动者提供廉价的基本住宿 - His home is a chawl where some six people live in a room.
他的家是一个小屋，大约六个人住在一个房间里。
- His home is a chawl where some six people live in a room.