collect books; collection of books
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to collect books; to amass a library
Often refers to the systematic collection and preservation of books, either as a personal hobby or institutional activity.
Tā他
de的
jiā家
zú族
shì世
dài代
cáng藏
shū书
，
rú如
jīn今
yǐ已
yǒu有
shù数
wàn万
cè册
gǔ古
jí籍
。
His family has collected books for generations and now possesses tens of thousands of ancient volumes.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
xiān先
sheng生
bì毕
shēng生
cáng藏
shū书
，
shì是
yī一
wèi位
zhù著
míng名
de的
cáng藏
shū书
jiā家
。
This old gentleman collected books his entire life and is a famous bibliophile.
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Zhè这
gè个
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
cáng藏
shū书
bǎi百
wàn万
cè册
，
shì是
běn本
dì地
zuì最
dà大
de的
zhī知
shí识
bǎo宝
kù库
。
This library holds a collection of one million volumes and is the largest repository of knowledge in the area.
noun
collection of books; library
Refers to the collection or body of books itself, not the activity.
Tā他
jué决
dìng定
bǎ把
quán全
bù部
de的
cáng藏
shū书
dōu都
juān捐
gěi给
xué学
xiào校
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
。
He decided to donate his entire book collection to the school library.
Zhè这
pī批
cáng藏
shū书
fēi非
cháng常
zhēn珍
guì贵
，
bāo包
hán含
le了
xǔ许
duō多
jué绝
bǎn版
zhù著
zuò作
。
This collection of books is very precious, containing many out-of-print works.
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Nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
cóng从
tā他
de的
cáng藏
shū书
zhōng中
liǎo了
jiě解
tā他
guǎng广
fàn泛
de的
xìng兴
qù趣
。
You can understand his wide-ranging interests from his book collection.