to collect and store (by an institution); holdings; collection
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
(of a library, museum, etc.) to collect and store; to hold in a collection
formalA formal term referring to the institutional act of acquiring and preserving items.
Zhè这
ge个
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
guǎn馆
cáng藏
le了
dà大
liàng量
gǔ古
dài代
cí瓷
qì器
。
This museum holds a large collection of ancient porcelain.
Guó国
jiā家
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
guǎn馆
cáng藏
zhōng中
wài外
shū书
kān刊
qī七
shí十
wàn万
cè册
。
The National Library holds 700,000 volumes of Chinese and foreign books and periodicals.
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Tā他
men们
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
gōng工
zuò作
shì是
guǎn馆
cáng藏
zhēn珍
guì贵
de的
lì历
shǐ史
dàng档
àn案
。
Their main work is to archive precious historical documents.
noun
holdings; collection (of a library, museum, etc.)
formalRefers to the physical objects held by an institution, seen as a collective asset.
Gāi该
měi美
shù术
guǎn馆
de的
guǎn馆
cáng藏
fēi非
cháng常
fēng丰
fù富
，
bāo包
kuò括
xǔ许
duō多
míng名
huà画
。
The museum's collection is very rich, including many famous paintings.
Xué学
zhě者
men们
zhèng正
zài在
yán研
jiū究
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
de的
zhēn珍
guì贵
guǎn馆
cáng藏
。
Scholars are studying the library's precious holdings.
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Shù数
zì字
huà化
de的
guǎn馆
cáng藏
shǐ使
dé得
wén文
xiàn献
gèng更
róng容
yì易
bèi被
gōng公
zhòng众
chá查
yuè阅
。
The digitized holdings make the documents more accessible to the public.