cāng

仓

Character · NounTraditional倉

warehouse; storage space; surname

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Meanings

3 senses · 12 examples
1.

noun

warehouse; granary

Refers to a building or space for storing goods, grain, or other supplies.

Jīn今
nián年
liáng粮
shi食
fēng丰
shōu收
 ,
cāng仓
kù库
lǐ里
duī堆
mǎn满
le了
dào稻
gǔ谷
 。

This year's grain harvest was abundant, and the warehouse is full of rice.

Nóng农
mín民
men们
bǎ把
shōu收
huò获
de的
xiǎo小
mài麦
fàng放
jìn进
liáng粮
cāng仓
 。

The farmers put the harvested wheat into the granary.

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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
yǒu有
zhuān专
mén门
cún存
fàng放
yuán原
cái材
liào料
de的
cāng仓
kù库
 。

This factory has a warehouse specifically for storing raw materials.

Tái台
fēng风
guò过
hòu后
 ,
zhèng政
fǔ府
jǐn紧
jí急
kāi开
fàng放
gōng公
gòng共
cāng仓
fáng房
ān安
zhì置
shòu受
zāi灾
qún群
zhòng众
 。

After the typhoon, the government urgently opened public warehouses to resettle affected residents.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
dìng定
qī期
qīng清
lǐ理
cāng仓
kù库
lǐ里
de的
guò过
qī期
wù物
zī资
 。

We need to regularly clean up expired supplies in the warehouse.

2.

noun

shipping space; storage slot

formal

Most commonly used in logistics, freight, or aviation contexts to refer to reserved storage space.

Zhè这
pī批
huò货
wù物
xū需
yào要
bǔ补
liǎng两
gè个
cāng仓
wèi位
cái才
néng能
quán全
bù部
zhuāng装
xià下
 。

We need to add two more storage slots to fit all the goods.

Yóu由
yú于
wàng旺
jì季
yùn运
lì力
jǐn紧
zhāng张
 ,
wǒ我
men们
yǐ已
jīng经
jiǎn减
le了
sān三
gè个
cāng仓
wèi位
 。

Due to tight transport capacity during peak season, we have reduced three storage slots.

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Háng航
kōng空
gōng公
sī司
tōng通
zhī知
wǒ我
men们
kě可
yǐ以
zài在
xiàn线
xuǎn选
huò货
yùn运
cāng仓
wèi位
 。

The airline notified us that we can choose freight storage slots online.

Wù物
liú流
gōng公
sī司
bāng帮
wǒ我
men们
yù预
liú留
le了
zú足
gòu够
de的
cāng仓
wèi位
yùn运
shū输
fáng防
yì疫
wù物
zī资
 。

The logistics company helped us reserve enough storage slots to transport epidemic prevention supplies.

Wàng旺
jì季
shí时
cāng仓
wèi位
jǐn紧
zhāng张
 ,
jiàn建
yì议
tí提
qián前
yī一
zhōu周
yù预
dìng订
 。

Storage slots are tight during peak season, so it is recommended to book one week in advance.

3.

noun

surname Cang

Used as a family name in Chinese culture.

Cāng仓
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
zī资
shēn深
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
 。

Mr. Cang is a senior engineer at our company.

Wǒ我
yǒu有
yī一
gè个
tóng同
shì事
xìng姓
Cāng仓
 ,
tā他
lái来
zì自
Jiāng江
sū苏
 。

I have a colleague with the surname Cang, who comes from Jiangsu province.