窑 (yáo) — kiln (for firing pottery, bricks, or lime); cave dwelling (窑洞)
Definition
A kiln — a large, traditional furnace for firing pottery, bricks, or lime (e.g. 砖窑, 烧窑). Unlike 炉子 (a household stove/oven) or 灶 (a kitchen cooking range), 窑 is for industrial-scale firing, and also means a cave dwelling (窑洞) in northern Shaanxi.
noun
kiln (for firing pottery, bricks, or lime)cave dwelling (窑洞)
Measure word · 座
Examples
- 窑。Zhè zuò yáo yǐ jīng yǒu yì bǎi duō nián de lì shǐ le.This kiln has a history of over a hundred years.
- 陕窑，。Shǎn běi de yáo dòng dōng nuǎn xià liáng, hěn shì hé jū zhù.The cave dwellings in northern Shaanxi are warm in winter and cool in summer, very suitable for living.
- 窑。Tā yé ye zài zhè ge yáo lǐ shāo le yí bèi zi zhuān.His grandfather spent his whole life firing bricks in this kiln.
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