厩 (jiù) — stable; cattle shed; pen (for livestock)

Definition

厩 (jiù) is a literary bound form meaning 'stable' or 'livestock shed' — almost always attached to a livestock noun like 马厩 (horse stable) or 牛厩 (cowshed), rarely used alone. The everyday word is 棚 or 圈.

bound form

stablecattle shedpen (for livestock)

Examples

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Zhè ge mǎ jiù hěn gān jìng.
This horse stable is very clean.
厩。
Tā bǎ niú guān jìn le niú jiù lǐ.
He locked the cow in the cowshed.
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Wǒ men měi tiān zǎo shàng qīng sǎo mǎ jiù.
We clean the horse stable every morning.

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