Chinese word

车库

Pronunciation

Pinyinchē kù

Meaning

  • noungarage

Example

车库里放着两辆自行车。chē kù lǐ fàng zhe liǎng liàng zì xíng chē

There are two bicycles in the garage.

Illustration for 车库 (garage)

More examples

雨天时，车库比露天停车场更安全。yǔ tiān shí chē kù bǐ lù tiān tíng chē chǎng gèng ān quán

On rainy days, a garage is safer than an open-air parking lot.

Core concept

A sheltered space that keeps vehicles and related belongings together, attached to a home, underground, or standing alone.

Common phrases

  • 开进车库kāi jìn chē kù

    drive into the garage

  • 停在车库里tíng zài chē kù lǐ

    park in the garage

Similar words

车位chē wèi: A marked space for one vehicle on a street or in a parking area.
停车场tíng chē chǎng: A large indoor or outdoor area where many vehicles can park.

Definition in Chinese

供停放或存放车辆及相关物品的封闭或半封闭空间，可以是独立建筑、住宅内的车位或地下停车场的一部分。gōng tíng fàng huò cún fàng chē liàng jí xiāng guān wù pǐn de fēng bì huò bàn fēng bì kōng jiān ké yǐ shì dú lì jiàn zhù zhù zhái nèi de chē wèi huò dì xià tíng chē chǎng de yí bù fèn

Word origin

车库 (chēkù, "garage") combines 车 (chē, "vehicle") + 库 (kù, "storehouse"), so it names a place for keeping vehicles and related things.

Usage tips

  • English garage can also mean a business that repairs cars, but 车库 (chēkù, "garage") refers to the storage space rather than the repair business.

Opposites

  • 露天停车场lù tiān tíng chē chǎngopen-air parking lotnoun

Related words

  • 地下车库dì xià chē kùunderground garagenoun

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