货柜 (huò guì) — shipping container, freight container; counter (in a store, bar, or restaurant)

Definition

货柜 has two unrelated meanings: the large shipping container used to transport goods (think overseas freight), and a counter at a bar or store.

noun
shipping containerfreight containercounter (in a store, bar, or restaurant)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 货柜
    Zhè xiē huò wù xū yào yòng huò guì yùn shū.
    These goods need to be transported in a container.
  • 货柜
    Chāo shì de huò guì qián pái duì de rén hěn duō.
    There are many people queuing in front of the supermarket counter.
  • 货柜
    Tā bǎ jiǔ bēi fàng zài huò guì shàng, yòu dǎo le yì bēi.
    He put the glass on the bar counter and poured another drink.

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