数据库 (shùjùkù)

数据库 means database, referring to an organized collection of data stored and accessed electronically. It is used in technology, business, and research contexts, and is one of the key terms in modern computing vocabulary.

Meanings

[noun] database; a structured set of data stored in a computer system

Example Sentences

这家公司有一个很大的客户数据库。 Zhè jiā gōngsī yǒu yī gè hěn dà de kèhù shùjùkù. This company has a very large customer database.

系统员在更新数据库中的信息。 Xìtǒngyuán zài gēngxīn shùjùkù zhōng de xìnxī. The system administrator is updating information in the database.

搜索引擎依靠庞大的数据库工作。 Sōusuǒ yǐnqíng yīkào pángdà de shùjùkù gōngzuò. Search engines rely on enormous databases to function.

数据库中的数据需要定期备份。 Shùjùkù zhōng de shùjù xūyào dìngqī bèifèn. Data in the database needs to be backed up regularly.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
建立数据库	to build a database
数据库管理	database management
查询数据库	to query a database
数据库备份	database backup

Usage Notes

数据库 is formed from 数据 (shùjù, data) + 库 (kù, warehouse/storage). The character 库 appears in many storage-related words such as 图书库 (library collection) and 仓库 (warehouse). In everyday speech this term is mostly heard in IT and business settings. Compare with 数据 alone, which just means "data."

Memory Hook

数据 (data) + 库 (warehouse/storage room): a warehouse for storing your data — a database.