Meaning
cupboard; cabinet; wardrobe; Salix multinervis
Chinese: 柜子。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “gui” becomes a different word in each tone. 柜 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 柜台guì táisales counter; front desk; bar; (of financial trading, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
- 柜子guì zicupboard; cabinet
- 书柜shū guìbookcase
- 专柜zhuān guìsales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)
- 出柜chū guìto come out of the closet; to reveal one's sexual orientation
Example Sentence
妈妈把碗筷放进了厨房的柜子里。Mā ma bǎ wǎn kuài fàng jìn le chú fáng de guì zi lǐ.Mom put the bowls and chopsticks into the kitchen cabinet.
妈妈Mā mamama把bǎ(marks the object)碗筷wǎn kuàibowl and chopsticks放进fàng jìnto put into了le(completed action)厨房chú fángkitchen的deof柜子guì zicupboard里lǐinside。