---
title: "Guizi Meaning: 柜子 (guìzi) Means “cupboard”"
description: "柜子 (traditional 櫃子, guìzi) means “cupboard; cabinet”. Hear its tones, see what 柜 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guizi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 柜子 mean?

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柜子 guìzi

## cupboard; cabinet

## Its characters

1. 柜 guì cabinet
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

衣服都放在柜子里。 The clothes are all in the cabinet.

她盯着纸条看了很久，一句话也没说，然后带我走进后面的小办公室，从**柜子**最上面拿下一个旧饼干盒。

From [饼干盒 · The biscuit tin full of notes](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-biscuit-tin-full-of-notes#library-word-90-92)

[More about 柜子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9F%9C%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 柜 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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