碗橱

碗櫥

wǎnchú

noun #33,248

Measure Word

一个碗橱 gè

Meanings

1 cupboard
2 dish cabinet
3 kitchen cupboard for bowls and dishes

Characters

cabinet, cupboard

Examples

把干净的碗放进碗橱。

Bǎ gānjìng de wǎn fàng jìn wǎnchú.

Put the clean bowls in the cupboard.

奶奶的碗橱里有很多老碟子。

Nǎinai de wǎnchú lǐ yǒu hěn duō lǎo diézi.

Grandma's cupboard has lots of old plates.

Tips

memory

碗 (bowl) + 橱 (cabinet, the same 橱 in 衣橱 yīchú 'wardrobe' and 书橱 shūchú 'bookcase'). Whatever you put in front of 橱 tells you what kind of cabinet it is.

Stroke Order

碗 wǎn

橱 chú