谷仓 (gǔcāng): barn; granary

Measure Word

一座谷仓 zuò

Meanings

1 barn; granary
2 grain storehouse

Characters

warehouse; storehouse

Grain + storehouse - a building for storing harvested grain.

Examples

HSK 4

那座老谷仓已经有一百年历史了。

Nà zuò lǎo gǔcāng yǐjīng yǒu yībǎi nián lìshǐ le.

That old barn is already a hundred years old.

HSK 7-9

农民把粮食存放在谷仓里。

Nóngmín bǎ liángshi cúnfàng zài gǔcāng lǐ.

The farmers stored grain in the barn.

HSK 7-9

谷仓里堆满了麦子。

Gǔcāng lǐ duīmǎn le màizi.

The granary was piled full of wheat.

Tips

usage

In Chinese context, 谷仓 traditionally refers to a granary for storing grain. When translating Western 'barn' (a general farm building for animals and equipment), 谷仓 is commonly used even though 粮仓 is technically more precise for grain storage.