地窖

dìjiào

noun #10,787

Measure Word

一个地窖 gè

Meanings

1 cellar
2 basement

Characters

Examples

他们把红酒存放在地窖里。

Tāmen bǎ hóngjiǔ cúnfàng zài dìjiào lǐ.

They store red wine in the cellar.

这个地窖又深又暗。

Zhège dìjiào yòu shēn yòu àn.

This cellar is deep and dark.

Tips

memory

地 (ground) + 窖 (pit/cellar) = an underground storage space. 窖 has the cave radical 穴 on top, suggesting a hollow underground space.

Stroke Order

地 dì

窖 jiào