dei6 fu3地庫地库
Jyutpingdei6 fu3
Yaledeih fu
Definition
Basement of a building.
colloquialplaces
How it's used
Refers specifically to underground levels of a building, often used for parking or shopping malls. Unlike the word 地下, which usually denotes the ground floor in Hong Kong, 地庫 is strictly subterranean. It is common to hear people refer to specific levels like 地庫一樓 or 地庫二樓 when navigating large commercial complexes.
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go3個goExamples
The car is parked in the basement.
Related words
Common phrases
basement car park
Common mistake
Learners often confuse 地庫 with 地下. Remember that 地下 is the ground floor, which is level zero, whereas 地庫 is always below ground.
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