书箧 (shūqiè) · bookcase, book chest

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一个书箧 gè

HSK 5

古代书生外出常背着书箧。

Gǔdài shūshēng wàichū cháng bēi zhe shūqiè.

Ancient scholars often carried a book chest on their backs when traveling.

HSK 7-9

他从书箧里取出一本古籍。

Tā cóng shūqiè li qǔchū yì běn gǔjí.

He took an ancient book out of his book chest.

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Literary / classical. Modern Chinese uses 书箱 or 书柜. 书箧 evokes scholars of imperial China carrying their texts to take the civil service exams.

书 shū

箧 qiè