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柜子

guì zi · gui zi

Traditional 櫃子

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. cupboard
  2. cabinet
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The cabinet that won't fit

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)柜子(guìzi)到(dào)了(le)！

    My new cabinet arrived!

  2. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，它(tā)怎么(zěnme)还(hái)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)？

    Great. So why is it still outside?

  3. Dengdeng

    门(mén)太(tài)小(xiǎo)了(le)，柜子(guìzi)进不去(jìnbùqù)！

    The door is too small. The cabinet can't go in.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)把(bǎ)它(tā)立(lì)起来(qǐlai)试试(shìshì)！

    Try standing it up.

  5. Dengdeng

    进去(jìnqù)了(le)！柜子(guìzi)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)房间(fángjiān)里(lǐ)了(le)！

    It's in! The cabinet is in the room now.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)站(zhàn)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    So where are you standing?

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2 examples
01

她(tā)把(bǎ)毛(máo)巾(jīn)折(zhé)叠(dié)好(hǎo)再(zài)放(fàng)入(rù)柜(guì)子(zi)里(lǐ)。

She folded up the towels and put them away in the cupboard.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)柜(guì)子(zi)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)些(xiē)旧(jiù)衣(yī)物(wù)。

This chest has old clothes in it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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