窑

yáo

CL 座 zuò

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

Definitions

1. kiln
2. oven
3. coal pit
4. cave dwelling
5. (coll.) brothel

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Word relationships

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• 炉 lú 炉 lú stove 窑与炉都用于加热，但窑用于烧制陶器，炉用于烹饪或冶炼: stove
• 砖窑 zhuān yáo 砖窑 zhuān yáo brick kiln 专门烧砖的窑: brick kiln

Usage notes

Common mistakes

窑通常指工业或手工烧制用的设施，日常厨房电器用烤箱(烤炉)，如说‘放进窑里烤’在普通语境下不自然。

Formality

窑在俚语中可指妓院，极不正式且冒犯，学习者应避免随意使用，仅在阅读旧小说或电影台词时可能遇到。

Example Sentences

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这个 窑 是用来烧砖的。

This kiln is used for firing bricks.

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Words Containing 窑

• 土窑 土窑 tǔ yáo: earthen kiln
• 破瓦寒窑 破瓦寒窑 pò wǎ hán yáo: poor and shabby dwelling
• 砖窑 砖窑 zhuān yáo: brick kiln
• 砖窑场 砖窑场 zhuān yáo chǎng: brick kiln
• 窑场 窑场 yáo chǎng: brick kiln
• 窑姐 窑姐 yáo jiě: (dialect) prostitute
• 窑洞 窑洞 yáo dòng: yaodong (a kind of cave dwelling in the Loess Plateau in northwest China)
• 苦窑 苦窑 kǔ yáo: (slang) prison
• 蹲苦窑 蹲苦窑 dūn kǔ yáo: (slang) to be behind bars
• 黑砖窑 黑砖窑 hēi zhuān yáo: lit. black brick kiln