cong1倉
Jyutpingcong1
Yalechōng
Definition
Warehouse, storehouse, or any storage room or building.
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How it's used
Beyond the literal meaning of a physical warehouse, this term is frequently used in business contexts to refer to inventory or stock levels. It is also common to hear it in the phrase 迷你倉, which refers to the popular self-storage units found in high-density urban areas. When referring to a specific storage space, it is almost always used with the classifier 個.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
I have so much clutter at home that I need to rent a warehouse to store it.
Related words
Common phrases
self-storage unit
Common mistake
Avoid confusing this with 廠, which refers to a factory or manufacturing plant. While both are often found in industrial buildings, a 倉 is strictly for storage, whereas a 廠 involves production.
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
