collect and preserve; curate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to collect and preserve (books, artifacts, etc.); to curate; to archive
formalUsed in formal contexts such as libraries, museums, and archives to describe the professional activity of acquiring, preserving, and managing collections. Often appears in compound words like 典藏部 (curation department) or 典藏版 (collector's edition).
Guó国
jiā家
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
diǎn典
cáng藏
le了
dà大
liàng量
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
gǔ古
jí籍
shàn善
běn本
。
The National Library has collected and preserved a large number of precious ancient books and rare editions.
Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
shè设
lì立
le了
zhuān专
mén门
de的
diǎn典
cáng藏
bù部
lái来
guǎn管
lǐ理
wén文
wù物
。
The museum established a dedicated curation department to manage the cultural relics.
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Zhè这
xiē些
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
dàng档
àn案
yóu由
dàng档
àn案
guǎn馆
tǒng统
yī一
diǎn典
cáng藏
。
These precious archives are uniformly curated by the archives.
Diǎn典
cáng藏
gōng工
zuò作
duì对
wēn温
shī湿
dù度
de的
kòng控
zhì制
yǒu有
yán严
gé格
yāo要
qiú求
。
Curation work has strict requirements for temperature and humidity control.