阅览室

閱覽室

yuèlǎnshì

noun HSK 5 #42,139

Measure Word

一间阅览室 jiān

Meanings

1 reading room (in a library or institution)

Characters

to read; to review

to look at; to view

A room for reading and viewing — a reading room.

Examples

图书馆的阅览室里很安静。

Túshūguǎn de yuèlǎnshì lǐ hěn ānjìng.

The library reading room is very quiet.

阅览室有很多杂志和报纸。

Yuèlǎnshì yǒu hěn duō zázhì hé bàozhǐ.

The reading room has many magazines and newspapers.

我每天下午都去阅览室学习。

Wǒ měi tiān xiàwǔ dōu qù yuèlǎnshì xuéxí.

I go to the reading room to study every afternoon.

Tips

usage

阅览室 specifically refers to a reading room where materials are read on-site but not borrowed. It differs from the main 借阅区 (jiè yuè qū, borrowing section) of a library.

usage

阅读 (yuèdú) = to read. 浏览 (liúlǎn) = to browse. 阅览 (yuèlǎn) = to read/review. Other 室 rooms: 教室 (jiàoshì, classroom), 办公室 (bàngōngshì, office).

Stroke Order

阅 yuè

览 lǎn

室 shì