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阅览室

yuèlǎnshì

Description

阅览室是图书馆里可以安静看书和报纸的房间。

A 阅览室 is a room in the library where you can quietly read books and newspapers.

在阅览室里,大家都很安静,不能大声说话。

In the 阅览室, everyone is very quiet and cannot speak loudly.

Meanings

阅览室yuèlǎnshì

reading room (in a library or school)

我下午去阅览室看书。

I go to the reading room to read in the afternoon.

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Notes

  • Etymology

    阅览 (to read/peruse) + 室 (room), literally "reading room".

  • Nuance

    refers to a public reading space, unlike 书房 which means a private study.

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