书库

書庫
shūkù
noun #29,413

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 library stacks
  2. 2 book repository
  3. 3 book storage room

Examples

Túshūguǎn de shūkù lǐ cáng yǒu shù shí wàn cè túshū.
The library stacks hold hundreds of thousands of books.
Tā bèi chēng wéi huó shūkù, yīnwèi tā dú guò tài duō shū le.
He is called a living library because he has read so many books.

Tips

usage
书库 can refer literally to a physical book storage facility, or figuratively to a very learned person (书库, 'living library'). The digital age has extended the term to online repositories and e-book databases.

Stroke Order

shū