yìn
窨
cellar; basement
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
cellar; basement; underground storage room
Often used in the compound 地窨子 (dìyìnzi), referring to underground cellars common in Northeast China for storing vegetables.
Dì地
yìn窨
zi子
lǐ里
cún存
zhe着
hěn很
duō多
bái白
cài菜
。
Many cabbages are stored in the cellar.
Dōng东
běi北
nóng农
cūn村
cháng常
jiàn见
dì地
yìn窨
zi子
。
Underground cellars are commonly seen in rural Northeast China.
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Tā他
men们
bǎ把
liáng粮
shi食
cáng藏
zài在
yìn窨
lǐ里
。
They hid the grain in the cellar.