栈 (棧)
zhàn
Pinyin

Definition

栈 (棧)
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zhàn
  1. a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
  2. wood or bamboo trestlework
  3. a warehouse

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

kè zhàn
  1. 1 tavern
  2. 2 guest house
  3. 3 inn
  4. 4 hotel
zhàn dào
  1. 1 plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff
  2. 2 (archaic) elevated passageway connecting the upper levels of adjacent towers
duī zhàn
  1. 1 stack (computing)
  2. 2 storehouse
  3. 3 warehouse
liàn zhàn
  1. 1 to be reluctant to give up a post
zhàn
  1. 1 a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle
  2. 2 wood or bamboo trestlework
  3. 3 a warehouse

Idioms (4)

明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
  1. 1 lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liú Bāng] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiàng Yǔ] of Chu)
  2. 2 fig. to feign one thing while doing another
  3. 3 to cheat under cover of a diversion
栈山航海
zhàn shān háng hǎi
  1. 1 to have a long and hard journey (idiom)
老马恋栈
lǎo mǎ liàn zhàn
  1. 1 lit. the old horse loves his stable
  2. 2 fig. sb old but reluctant to relinquish their post (idiom)
驽马恋栈
nú mǎ liàn zhàn
  1. 1 an incompetent man clings to a good position (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我们是一个藏族民居改造的客栈,有20个房间,每天都有来自五湖四海的兄弟姐妹留宿。
wǒmen shì yīgē Zàngzú mínjū gǎizào de kèzhàn ,yǒu ge fángjiān ,měitiān dōu yǒu láizì wǔhúsìhǎi de xiōngdì jiěmèi liúsù 。
We are an inn that has been refurbished from traditional Tibet dwellings. There are 20 rooms, and every day there are tourists (literal meaning-brothers and sisters) from all corners of the world.
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这里才是“最拉萨我们在“扎西客栈”等你来。
zhèlǐ cái shì “zuì Lāsà wǒmen zài “zhāxī kèzhàn ”děng nǐ lái 。
This is the “best of Lhasa." We await your arrival at "Zhaxi Inn".
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天色不早了,先找个客栈歇歇脚吧!
tiānsè bù zǎo le ,xiān zhǎo ge kèzhàn xiēxie jiǎo ba !
It's getting late. Better find a place to rest my feet!