Chinese word

储物柜

Pronunciation

Pinyinchǔ wù guì

Meaning

  • nounlocker

Example

我把钥匙放在储物柜里了。wǒ bǎ yào shi fàng zài chǔ wù guì lǐ le

I put the keys in the locker.

Illustration for 储物柜 (locker)

More examples

我忘了储物柜的密码。wǒ wàng le chǔ wù guì de mì mǎ

I forgot the locker password.

Core concept

A personal storage space, often lockable, arranged as one cabinet or as several separate compartments.

Common phrases

  • 放在储物柜里fàng zài chǔ wù guì lǐ

    put in the locker

  • 租用储物柜zū yòng chǔ wù guì

    rent a locker

  • 储物柜密码chǔ wù guì mì mǎ

    locker password

Similar words

柜子guì zi: A household or shop cabinet with doors or drawers for keeping things.
衣柜yī guì: A large home cabinet for hanging clothes or storing them folded.
文件柜wén jiàn guì: A storage cabinet for keeping documents and files organized, often with drawers or a lock.

Definition in Chinese

用于临时存放个人物品、由若干格位或单个柜体组成的收纳设施，常设于公共或单位场所，并常配合挂锁或密码使用。yòng yú lín shí cún fàng gè rén wù pǐn yóu ruò gān gé wèi huò dān gè guì tǐ zǔ chéng de shōu nà shè shī cháng shè yú gōng gòng huò dān wèi cháng suǒ bìng cháng pèi hé guà suǒ huò mì mǎ shǐ yòng

Word origin

储物柜 (chǔwùguì, "storage cabinet") is formed from 储 (chǔ, "store"), 物 (wù, "thing"), and 柜 (guì, "cabinet"), so the compound directly describes its function.

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, locker usually suggests one person-sized compartment, but this Chinese term can name the whole cabinet as well as one section, so the physical context matters.

Other meanings

  • storage cabinetnoun

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