图书馆 (túshūguǎn) — library

图书馆 (túshūguǎn)

图书馆 is the word for library. The three characters break down as: 图 (picture/image), 书 (book), 馆 (a public building or hall). A library is literally a hall of picture-books and writings.

Meanings

1. [noun] Library (a public or institutional building for reading and borrowing books).

Example Sentences

我每天去图书馆学习。 Wǒ měitiān qù túshūguǎn xuéxí. I go to the library to study every day.

图书馆里不能大声说话。 Túshūguǎn lǐ bù néng dàshēng shuōhuà. You cannot speak loudly in the library.

学校图书馆有很多书。 Xuéxiào túshūguǎn yǒu hěn duō shū. The school library has a lot of books.

我在图书馆借了两本书。 Wǒ zài túshūguǎn jiè le liǎng běn shū. I borrowed two books from the library.

Collocations

Memory Hook

图 (picture) plus 书 (book) plus 馆 (public hall) = a public hall full of books and pictures. The three characters build the concept step by step.