窖穴

English translation: vault, cellar

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Chinese term or phrase:窖穴
English translation: vault, cellar
Entered by: Caroline Moreno

17:40 Sep 14, 2007
Chinese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Archaeology / Neolithic China
Chinese term or phrase: 窖穴
Hi,

The context is: 许多人在房址和窖穴中...

Are these two characters one idea, or two separate things. If they're two separate things, would "cellars and caves" be sufficient? Thanks in advance!
Caroline Moreno
United States
Local time: 21:59
vault, cellar
Explanation:
字典中窖字的解釋zdic.net- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ](4) 坑;穴[pit]. 飢狗盈窖,嗼然。——《呂昏春秋·首時》. (5) 又如:窖穴;糞窖. 詞性變化. 窖. jiào. 〈動〉 ... Hide the thing in cellar. vault.
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窖--新華字典一把刀實用查詢大全- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]【詳細解釋】:窖 vault; 窖 jiào 〈名〉 (1) (形聲。從穴,告聲。從“穴”,表示與洞穴有關。本義:方形地窖) (2) 藏谷麥的地穴 [cellar] 窖,地藏也。――《說文》 穿竇窖。 ...
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在線新華字典-在線查字:窖- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]窖 vault; 窖 jiào 〈名〉 (1) (形聲。從穴,告聲。從“穴”,表示與洞穴有關。本義:方形地窖) (2) 藏谷麥的地穴[cellar] 窖,地藏也。――《說文》 穿竇窖。 ...
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新華字典/窖- 一把刀實用查詢維客(Wiki) - Cn.18dao.net- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]【詳細解釋】:窖. vault;. 窖. jiào. 〈名〉. (1). (形聲。從穴,告聲。從“穴”,表示與洞穴有關。本義:方形地窖). (2). 藏谷麥的地穴[cellar]. 窖,地藏也。 ...
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字典中窖字的解釋ZDIC.NET 漢典網- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]窖. vault. English ... 穴地藏穀曰窖,深心也。 又地名。【水經】漳水東至武安縣南黍窖邑,入於濁漳。 又【集韻】則到切。與竈同。 ZDIC.NET 漢典網 ...
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字典中窖字的解釋洪城網世0791.net- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]保存鮮薯的最好辦法是窖藏. ◎ 窖子jiàozi. [cellar] [口]∶窖穴 ... 穴地藏穀曰窖,深心也。 又地名。【水經】漳水東至武安縣南黍窖邑,入於濁漳。 ...
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4storage pit or cavity
peter arnout
3vault, cellar
pkchan


  

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vault, cellar


Explanation:
字典中窖字的解釋zdic.net- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ](4) 坑;穴[pit]. 飢狗盈窖,嗼然。——《呂昏春秋·首時》. (5) 又如:窖穴;糞窖. 詞性變化. 窖. jiào. 〈動〉 ... Hide the thing in cellar. vault.
www.sjkc.com.my/dictionary/zd/zi/ZdicE7ZdicAAZdic96.htm - 4k - Cached - Similar pages

窖--新華字典一把刀實用查詢大全- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]【詳細解釋】:窖 vault; 窖 jiào 〈名〉 (1) (形聲。從穴,告聲。從“穴”,表示與洞穴有關。本義:方形地窖) (2) 藏谷麥的地穴 [cellar] 窖,地藏也。――《說文》 穿竇窖。 ...
dict.18dao.com/pages/xinhuaDict10732.htm - 11k - Cached - Similar pages

在線新華字典-在線查字:窖- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]窖 vault; 窖 jiào 〈名〉 (1) (形聲。從穴,告聲。從“穴”,表示與洞穴有關。本義:方形地窖) (2) 藏谷麥的地穴[cellar] 窖,地藏也。――《說文》 穿竇窖。 ...
tool.httpcn.com/dict.html?act=1&word=%BD%D1 - 18k - Cached - Similar pages

新華字典/窖- 一把刀實用查詢維客(Wiki) - Cn.18dao.net- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]【詳細解釋】:窖. vault;. 窖. jiào. 〈名〉. (1). (形聲。從穴,告聲。從“穴”,表示與洞穴有關。本義:方形地窖). (2). 藏谷麥的地穴[cellar]. 窖,地藏也。 ...
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字典中窖字的解釋ZDIC.NET 漢典網- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]窖. vault. English ... 穴地藏穀曰窖,深心也。 又地名。【水經】漳水東至武安縣南黍窖邑,入於濁漳。 又【集韻】則到切。與竈同。 ZDIC.NET 漢典網 ...
www.zdic.net/zd/zi/ZdicE7ZdicAAZdic96.htm - 10k - Cached - Similar pages

字典中窖字的解釋洪城網世0791.net- 簡 - [ 轉為繁體網頁 - Translate this page ]保存鮮薯的最好辦法是窖藏. ◎ 窖子jiàozi. [cellar] [口]∶窖穴 ... 穴地藏穀曰窖,深心也。 又地名。【水經】漳水東至武安縣南黍窖邑,入於濁漳。 ...
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storage pit or cavity


Explanation:
fyi; 'jiao' has both meanings already in itself, given the radical ;-)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-09-14 18:42:36 GMT)
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'cavern' would be ok too, I guess

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