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How do you say "silo" in Chinese?
地窖
dì jiào
In Chinese, "silo" is 地窖.
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Pronunciation
DI JIAO. Di has a falling tone, jiao has a falling tone. Two drops in a row, like descending into a cellar.
Writing and usage
Two characters: 地 (di) has 6 strokes meaning earth or ground, 窖 (jiao) has 11 strokes with the cave or cellar radical.
Example sentence
粮食储存在地窖里。
Grain is stored in the silo.
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How to remember 地窖
Ground plus cave. A silo is an underground storage place, so both characters point to being below ground.
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Questions about 地窖
How do you say "silo" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "silo" is 地窖. It is a noun.
How is 地窖 written in Chinese?
Two characters: 地 (di) has 6 strokes meaning earth or ground, 窖 (jiao) has 11 strokes with the cave or cellar radical.
How is 地窖 used in a sentence?
Use 地窖 as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 粮食储存在地窖里。 (Grain is stored in the silo.).
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