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柜

guì

cabinet, cupboard; shop counter

Strokes
8
Radical
木
HSK
5
Tone
4

Other readings: jǔ

Traditional form: 櫃

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 把书放在书柜底下。

    Bǎ shū fàng zài shū guì dǐ xia

    Put the book on the bottom of the bookshelf.

  • 他们约好一起向家人出柜。

    Tā men yuē hǎo yī qǐ xiàng jiā rén chū guì

    They both agreed to come out of the closet to their family.

  • 出柜需要莫大的勇气。

    Chū guì xū yào mò dà de yǒng qì

    Coming out of the closet requires tremendous courage.

  • 我床头柜上有一张我女朋友的照片。

    Wǒ chuáng tóu guì shàng yǒu yī zhāng wǒ nǚ péng you de zhào piàn

    I have a photo of my girlfriend on my nightstand.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 柜

  • 柜台guì tái 4–2 sales counter; front desk; bar; (of markets, medicines etc) OTC (over-the-counter)
  • 柜子guì zi 4–5cupboard; cabinet
  • 书柜shū guì 1–4 bookcase
  • 专柜zhuān guì 1–4 sales counter dedicated to a certain kind of product (e.g. alcohol)