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博物馆

bó wù guǎn · bo wu guan

Traditional 博物館

HSK 5

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  1. museum
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Going to the museum

  1. Leon

    明天(míngtiān)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)博物馆(bówùguǎn)。你们(nǐmen)去(qù)吗(ma)？

    Tomorrow I want to go to the museum. Are you coming?

  2. Liangliang

    哪个(nǎge)博物馆(bówùguǎn)？北京(běijīng)有(yǒu)很多(hěnduō)。

    Which museum? Beijing has lots.

  3. Leon

    最大(zuìdà)的(de)那个(nàge)。

    The biggest one.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要(yào)先(xiān)在(zài)网上(wǎngshàng)预约(yùyuē)，人(rén)很多(hěnduō)。

    Then you need to book online first. It's very crowded.

  5. Leon

    预约(yùyuē)？我(wǒ)以为(yǐwéi)直接(zhíjiē)去(qù)就(jiù)可以(kěyǐ)。

    Book? I thought you could just go.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)这么(zhème)想(xiǎng)，结果(jiéguǒ)在(zài)博物馆(bówùguǎn)门口(ménkǒu)站(zhàn)了(le)一天(yītiān)。

    I thought so last time too, and I ended up standing outside the museum all day.

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2 examples
01

艺(yì)术(shù)博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)在(zài)这(zhè)附(fù)近(jìn)吗(ma)？

Is the museum of art around here?

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by lukaszpp · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)走(zǒu)了(le)十(shí)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)就(jiù)抵(dǐ)达(dá)了(le)博(bó)物(wù)馆(guǎn)。

After ten minutes' walk we came to the museum.

Tatoeba: Chinese by BobbyLee · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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