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会馆
huìguǎn
Description
会馆是一个大房子，很多人可以在这里开会、聚会或者住宿。
A 会馆 is a large building where many people can hold meetings, gatherings, or stay overnight.
以前，从同一个地方来的人常常在会馆见面、帮助彼此。
In the past, people from the same place often met and helped each other at the 会馆.
Meanings
会馆huìguǎn
assembly hall; guild hall for people from same region
这个老会馆有一百多年了。
This old guild hall is over a hundred years old.
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Notes
- Etymology
会 (meet/gather) + 馆 (building/hall), literally a building for gatherings.
- Nuance
Often historical, referring to regional guild halls where fellow townspeople met.
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