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谷仓

gǔ cāng · gu cang

Traditional 穀倉

Meaning

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  1. barn
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What was in the barn?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)周末(zhōumò)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)？

    Where did you go this weekend?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)去(qù)农村(nóngcūn)玩(wán)了(le)。那儿(nàr)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)大(dà)谷仓(gǔcāng)。

    I went to the countryside. There was a big barn there.

  3. Liangliang

    谷仓(gǔcāng)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)？

    What was in the barn?

  4. Dengdeng

    有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)玉米(yùmǐ)，还有(háiyǒu)一只(yīzhī)小鸡(xiǎojī)在(zài)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    Lots of corn, and a chick sleeping.

  5. Liangliang

    小鸡(xiǎojī)睡(shuì)在(zài)谷仓(gǔcāng)里(lǐ)？

    A chick sleeping in the barn?

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，它(tā)好像(hǎoxiàng)觉得(juéde)谷仓(gǔcāng)比(bǐ)鸡窝(jīwō)舒服(shūfu)。

    Yes, it seems to think the barn is more comfortable than a coop.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

为(wèi)躲(duǒ)避(bì)风(fēng)暴(bào)，我(wǒ)们(men)躲(duǒ)到(dào)了(le)附(fù)近(jìn)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)谷(gǔ)仓(cāng)内(nèi)。

We took refuge from the storm in a nearby barn.

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02

农(nóng)民(mín)把(bǎ)收(shōu)获(huò)的(de)玉(yù)米(mǐ)都(dōu)堆(duī)放(fàng)在(zài)谷(gǔ)仓(cāng)里(lǐ)。

The farmer piled all the harvested corn in the barn.

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