shūchú

书橱

HSK 7-9Word · NounTraditional書櫥

bookcase; walking encyclopedia

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

bookcase; bookshelf; cabinet for books

泛指存放书籍的家具。

Tā他
mǎi买
le了
yī一
zhěng整
miàn面
qiáng墙
de的
shū书
chú橱
lái来
fàng放
tā他
de的
cáng藏
shū书
 。

He bought a whole wall of bookcases to store his collection of books.

Shū书
chú橱
lǐ里
bǎi摆
mǎn满
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
lì历
shǐ史
shū书
jí籍
 。

The bookcase is filled with all kinds of history books.

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Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
yī一
gè个
gèng更
dà大
de的
shū书
chú橱
 。

We need a bigger bookcase.

2.

noun

walking encyclopedia; person who reads a lot (and owns many books)

literary

一种比喻用法,形容人学识渊博或拥有大量书籍。

Tā他
shì是
gè个
huó活
shū书
chú橱
 ,
shén什
me么
dōu都
zhī知
dào道
 。

He's a walking encyclopedia; he knows everything.

Lǎo老
jiào教
shòu授
kān堪
chēng称
yī一
bù部
huó活
shū书
chú橱
 。

The old professor can be considered a living bookcase.