猪圈

豬圈

zhūjuàn

noun #22,109

Measure Word

一个猪圈 gè

Meanings

1 pigsty
2 pig pen
3 pigpen

Characters

enclosure, pen, fold (for animals) — note: read juàn here, not quān

Examples

农场里有一个很大的猪圈。

Nóngchǎng lǐ yǒu yī gè hěn dà de zhūjuàn.

There is a large pigsty on the farm.

他的房间乱得像猪圈一样。

Tā de fángjiān luàn de xiàng zhūjuàn yīyàng.

His room is as messy as a pigsty.

Tips

usage

猪圈 is used literally for the enclosure where pigs are kept, and figuratively for extremely dirty or messy spaces. The figurative use (比喻义) is common in colloquial Chinese.

Stroke Order

猪 zhū

圈 quān