图书馆

• 拼音: tú shū guǎn
• 汉字拆解: 图 = picture/diagram; 书 = book; 馆 = 饣(food radical) + 官 (official) — a public building

含义

Library. A place where books are kept for reading and borrowing.

A common place for students and readers. Chinese universities and cities all have 图书馆. The word is composed of three characters that together mean 'a building for illustrated books.' Students often use it as a study space.

例句

1. 我常常去图书馆看书。
2. 图书馆里有很多书。
3. 学校的图书馆很大。

用法指南

语境: school, location

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 图书馆几点关门？(What time does the library close?)
• 我在图书馆学习。(I study at the library.)

错误说法

• 我去了一个图书馆借书。(Unnatural for a specific library — say 我去图书馆借了书; drop 一个 for a library you regularly visit)

起源与历史

A compound of 图书 (books/literature, literally 'illustrated documents') and 馆 (hall/building), meaning 'a hall of books.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal