藏书

藏書

cángshū

verb #25,774

Meanings

1 to collect books
2 book collection
3 library holdings

Characters

to store; to hide; to collect

Examples

这位老教授藏书丰富，有上万册。

Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoshòu cángshū fēngfù, yǒu shàngwàn cè.

This elderly professor has an extensive book collection of over ten thousand volumes.

图书馆的藏书都已数字化。

Túshūguǎn de cángshū dōu yǐ shùzìhuà.

The library's holdings have all been digitized.

Tips

usage

藏书 can function as a verb (to collect books) or as a noun referring to the collection itself. It implies deliberate, valued accumulation rather than casual ownership.

Stroke Order

藏 cáng

书 shū