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

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.

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