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图书馆

tú shū guǎn · tu shu guan

Traditional 圖書館

HSK 1Old HSK 3Measure words: 家 jiā, 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. library
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The comfy library chairs

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)去(qù)图书馆(túshūguǎn)吗(ma)？

    Are you going to the library today?

  2. Liangliang

    去(qù)，图书馆(túshūguǎn)有(yǒu)空调(kōngtiáo)。

    Yes. The library has air conditioning.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是(shì)去(qù)学习(xuéxí)，还是(háishi)去(qù)吹(chuī)空调(kōngtiáo)？

    Are you going to study, or to enjoy the air conditioning?

  4. Liangliang

    学习(xuéxí)，顺便(shùnbiàn)吹(chuī)空调(kōngtiáo)。

    Study, and enjoy the air conditioning on the way.

  5. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)你(nǐ)在(zài)图书馆(túshūguǎn)睡(shuì)了(le)三个(sāngè)小时(xiǎoshí)。

    Last time you slept in the library for three hours.

  6. Liangliang

    那是(nàshi)因为(yīnwèi)图书馆(túshūguǎn)的(de)椅子(yǐzi)太(tài)舒服(shūfu)了(le)。

    That is because the library chairs are too comfy.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)是(shì)人(rén)类(lèi)的(de)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)梦(mèng)想(xiǎng)交(jiāo)汇(huì)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)。

The library is the meeting place of all human dreams.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by Whitney · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)今(jīn)天(tiān)得(děi)把(bǎ)这(zhè)本(běn)书(shū)还(huán)给(gěi)图(tú)书(shū)馆(guǎn)。

I have to return this book to the library today.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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图
tú

diagram; picture

书
shū

book; letter

馆
guǎn

building; shop

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