仓库

• Pinyin: cāng kù
• Hanzi breakdown: 仓 = 人 + 口, granary; 库 = 广 + 车, storehouse

Meaning

Warehouse; storehouse; storage facility. A building for storing goods.

A noun referring to facilities for storing inventory, materials, or goods. Common in business and logistics contexts. Modern usage extends to digital storage (数据仓库 data warehouse, 代码仓库 code repository). Essential vocabulary for commerce and logistics.

Examples

1. 这批货物已经运到仓库了，请尽快安排清点。 This shipment has arrived at the warehouse — please arrange for inventory check as soon as possible.
2. 公司租了一个更大的仓库来存放库存。 The company rented a larger warehouse to store inventory.
3. 仓库管理系统能够提高工作效率。 A warehouse management system can improve work efficiency.

Usage Guide

Context: business, logistics, commerce

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 请把这些货物搬到仓库去。(Please move these goods to the warehouse.)
• 仓库里还有多少存货？(How much inventory is left in the warehouse?)

Don't Say

• 注意'仓库'在IT领域指代码仓库 (In IT contexts, 仓库 or 代码仓库 refers to a code repository like GitHub)

Origin & History

Compound of 仓 (granary, storehouse) + 库 (storehouse, treasury). Double emphasis on storage.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal