地窖

dìjiào

noun #10,787

Measure Word

一个地窖 gè

Meanings

1 cellar
2 basement

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

这个地窖又深又暗。

Zhège dìjiào yòu shēn yòu àn.

This cellar is deep and dark.

HSK 7-9

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.

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