Chinese word

槽

Pronunciation

Pinyincáo

Meaning

  • nountank

Example

我们把海草放进槽观察。wǒ men bǎ hái cǎo fàng jìn cáo guān chá

We put the seaweed in the tank to observe it.

Illustration for 槽 (tank)

More examples

雨后，街边的排水槽里落满了枯叶。yǔ hòu jiē biān de pái shuǐ cáo lǐ luò mǎn le kū yè

After the rain, the roadside drain was full of fallen leaves.

Core concept

A long hollow form that holds liquid or gives it a path to flow.

Common phrases

  • 水槽shuǐ cáo

    water tank

  • 排水槽pái shuǐ cáo

    drain

  • 插槽chā cáo

    slot

Similar words

水槽shuǐ cáo: A tank filled with water for raising or observing fish and aquatic plants.
鱼缸yú gāng: A transparent tank used mainly for keeping ornamental fish.
水缸shuǐ gāng: A large household or facility container used to store water.

Definition in Chinese

指用来盛放液体或让液体通过的长形凹状器物，既可指养鱼或实验用的水槽，也可指设备或地面上的沟槽。zhǐ yòng lái shèng fàng yè tǐ huò ràng yè tǐ tōng guò de cháng xíng āo zhuàng qì wù jì kě zhǐ yǎng yú huò shí yàn yòng de shuǐ cáo yě kě zhǐ shè bèi huò dì miàn shàng de gōu cáo

Word origin

槽 (cáo, "tank") combines 木 (mù, "wood"), which points to an early wooden vessel, with 曹 (cáo, "phonetic element"), which supplies the pronunciation cáo.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, a compound often states the purpose or setting, since the bare noun may not identify which kind of container or channel is meant.

Other meanings

  • troughnoun
  • groovenoun

Related words

  • 插槽chā cáoslotnoun
  • 槽点cáo diǎnpoint to criticizenoun

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