图书

圖書

túshū

noun HSK 6 #10,942

Meanings

1 books (especially in a library or collection)
2 literature; publications

Characters

picture; diagram; map

book; writing; document

Pictures and books — books and publications (especially in an institutional context).

Examples

图书馆里有很多图书。

Túshūguǎn lǐ yǒu hěnduō túshū.

There are many books in the library.

这家图书出版社很有名。

Zhèjiā túshū chūbǎnshè hěn yǒumíng.

This book publisher is very famous.

学校新建了一个图书室。

Xuéxiào xīnjiàn le yīgè túshūshì.

The school built a new book room.

Tips

usage

图书 is more formal than 书 and is used in institutional contexts: 图书馆 (library), 图书出版 (book publishing), 图书分类 (book classification). For everyday 'a book,' just use 书.

Stroke Order

图 tú

书 shū