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    Expressing "cellar" with 地窖 (dìjiào)

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    Explanation

    地窖 (dìjiào) means "cellar" or "underground storage room," an underground space used for storing food, wine, or other goods. It is composed of 地 (ground) and 窖 (pit/cellar). Cellars are traditionally used to keep vegetables and fruits fresh in cool conditions.

    Examples

    • 奶奶把冬天吃的白菜都放在地窖里了。

      Nǎinai bǎ dōngtiān chī de báicài dōu fàng zài dìjiào lǐ le.

      Grandma put all the cabbage for winter in the cellar.

    • 这个地窖里存着几百瓶红酒。

      Zhège dìjiào lǐ cún zhe jǐ bǎi píng hóngjiǔ.

      This cellar stores several hundred bottles of red wine.

    • 农村的老房子一般都有一个地窖。

      Nóngcūn de lǎo fángzi yībān dōu yǒu yī gè dìjiào.

      Old houses in the countryside generally all have a cellar.

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