🇬🇧🇨🇳 cabinet - 内阁 : English Lesson

Meaning of "cabinet" ("内阁"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A cabinet is a piece of furniture, usually made of wood or metal, that has doors, shelves, or drawers. People use cabinets to store or show things, like plates in the kitchen, towels in the bathroom, or toys and books in a bedroom. A cabinet helps keep a room neat by giving all your stuff a place to stay, kind of like a little house for your things.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I labeled my cabinet shelf “Emergency Candy Storage,” and now everyone in my family keeps having fake emergencies.

There’s a special cabinet in our house where batteries go to retire and never work again.

The bathroom cabinet is where toothpaste, bandages, and that weird lotion no one remembers buying have meetings.

Grandpa says the snack cabinet is off-limits, but the cookie crumbs on his beard tell a different story.

The glass cabinet in the living room holds fancy cups that we are apparently never allowed to touch until we turn 1,000 years old.

A small boy cries by a red cabinet. He opens the cabinet door. A toy car rolls from the top shelf. He looks in the bottom cabinet and finds two cups. He puts the cups in the cabinet drawer. The cabinet is full now. He smiles and hugs the cabinet.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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