shūwū

书屋

Word · NounTraditional書屋

study room; bookstore

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

study room; reading room; library room

Traditionally refers to a private room for study and reading. In modern usage, often appears in the names of small bookstores or community reading spaces.

Tā他
yǐn隐
jū居
shān山
lín林
 ,
jiàn建
le了
yī一
zuò座
shū书
wū屋
 ,
zhuān专
xīn心
dú读
shū书
 。

He lived in seclusion in the mountains, built a study, and focused on reading.

Wǒ我
men们
shè社
qū区
xīn新
jiàn建
le了
yī一
gè个
ài爱
xīn心
shū书
wū屋
 ,
dà大
jiā家
kě可
yǐ以
miǎn免
fèi费
jiè借
yuè阅
tú图
shū书
 。

Our community built a new charity bookhouse where people can borrow books for free.

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Zhè这
jiā家
lǎo老
shū书
wū屋
yǐ已
jīng经
yǒu有
bǎi百
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
jì既
shì是
shū书
diàn店
yě也
shì是
wén文
wù物
 。

This old bookhouse has a hundred-year history; now it is both a bookstore and a cultural relic.