柜
子

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The word 柜子 is formed by combining the character 柜, a semantic-phonetic compound where the radical 木 denotes wood or material, and 巨 suggests pronunciation, with the suffix 子, which nominalizes it to refer specifically to a cabinet or drawer.

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我的柜子很干净。

Wǒ de guìzi hěn gānjìng.

My cabinet is very clean.

妈妈把盘子放进柜子。

Māma bǎ pánzi fàng jìn guìzi.

Mom puts the plates into the cabinet.

书柜在桌子的旁边。

Shūguì zài zhuōzi de pángbiān.

The bookcase is next to the table.

我们需要买一个新衣柜。

Wǒmen xūyào mǎi yí gè xīn yīguì.

We need to buy a new wardrobe.

如果你打开那个柜子，就会看到很多书。

Rúguǒ nǐ dǎkāi nàge guìzi, jiù huì kàndào hěnduō shū.

If you open that cabinet, you will see many books.

Word Definition - 柜子

guì zi cupboard; cabinet

Individual Character Details

柜 guì, jǔ, guì
子 zǐ, zi