Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
箱
xiāng
Description
箱是一种用来放东西的方形容器，可以用纸、木头或塑料做成。
A 箱 is a square container used to hold things, made from paper, wood, or plastic.
我们常常用它来装衣服、书或者别的东西。
We often use a 箱 to store clothes, books, or other items.
Meanings
箱xiāng
box; case; chest; trunk
这个箱里有很多书。
There are many books in this box.
箱xiāng
measure word for boxes of things
我买了一箱水果。
I bought a box of fruit.
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Notes
- Nuance
箱 rarely stands alone; usually said as 箱子 or in compounds like 冰箱.
- Etymology
originally meant a bamboo container, shown by the 竹 (bamboo) radical on top.
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