车库 chēkù garage
How to remember 车库: 车 car + 库 armory = garage.
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How it is used
- A garage (for parking) - 地下车库 (dìxià chēkù) underground garage, 把车停进车库 park in the garage.
- The parking structure/room, not a repair shop (that's 修车厂/汽车修理厂).
- Everyday word for home and building parking.
Example sentences
- 车在车库里。 Chē zài chēkùlǐ.The car is in the garage.
- 我把它忘在车库里了。 Wǒ bǎ tā wàng zài chēkùlǐ le.I forgot it in the garage.
- 我把车库改造成车间使用。 Wǒ bǎ chēkù gǎizào chéng chējiān shǐyòng.I adapted the garage for use as a workshop.