old bookshop; printing house (historical)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
bookshop; bookseller's (in old times, referring to shops that both printed and sold books)
archaicRefers to bookshops in ancient China (especially during Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties) that combined printing/publishing with retail. The term is now archaic and used mainly in historical contexts.
Sòng宋
dài代
Jiàn建
yáng阳
shì是
zhù著
míng名
de的
kè刻
shū书
zhōng中
xīn心
，
shū书
fāng坊
lín林
lì立
。
During the Song Dynasty, Jianyang was a famous center for book engraving, with bookshops everywhere.
Tā他
zài在
chéng城
mén门
kǒu口
kāi开
le了
yī一
jiā家
shū书
fāng坊
，
zhuān专
mài卖
huà话
běn本
xiǎo小
shuō说
。
He opened a bookshop at the city gate, specializing in selling vernacular storybooks.
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Zhè这
tiáo条
gǔ古
jiē街
shàng上
hái还
bǎo保
liú留
zhe着
Míng明
Qīng清
shí时
qī期
de的
shū书
fāng坊
jiàn建
zhù筑
。
The ancient street still preserves bookshop buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.