谷仓

穀倉

gǔcāng

noun #8,985

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

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.

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.

谷仓里堆满了麦子。

Gǔcāng lǐ duī mǎn 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 (liángcāng) is technically more precise for grain storage.

Stroke Order

谷 gǔ

仓 cāng