酒窖

jiǔjiào

noun #20,208

Measure Word

一个酒窖 gè

Meanings

1 wine cellar
2 wine vault

Characters

underground storage pit, cellar

Examples

HSK 7-9

庄园里有一个古老的酒窖。

Zhuāngyuán lǐ yǒu yī gè gǔlǎo de jiǔjiào.

The estate has an old wine cellar.

HSK 7-9

他在酒窖里存放了几百瓶红酒。

Tā zài jiǔjiào lǐ cúnfàng le jǐ bǎi píng hóngjiǔ.

He stored several hundred bottles of red wine in the cellar.

Tips

memory

Think of 窖 (jiào) as a pit or underground storage - the same character appears in 地窖 (dìjiào, underground cellar). Add 酒 (jiǔ, wine/alcohol) and you have a wine cellar.

Stroke Order

酒 jiǔ

窖 jiào