Meaning of 博物馆
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- museum
How to use 博物馆
博物馆 is the everyday word for any museum, and it often follows a name or topic, as in 历史博物馆 (lìshǐ bówùguǎn) history museum. Example: 周末我们去博物馆吧。(Zhōumò wǒmen qù bówùguǎn ba.) Let's go to the museum this weekend.
Break it into 博 (bó) "broad, wide-ranging", 物 (wù) "things", and 馆 (guǎn) "hall, building". A museum is a hall full of a broad range of things.
Common mistake: Learners often write 博 with the 忄 or 十 side confused, or mix it up with 搏 (bó, to fight) and 薄 (báo/bó, thin), which share the same right side. Also keep 馆 (guǎn) as third tone, not 管 (guǎn, to manage), which sounds the same but is a different character.
博物馆 in example sentences
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博 bó · to gamble · 12 strokes
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馆 guǎn · public building · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 博物馆.
Questions about 博物馆
What does 博物馆 mean?
博物馆 (bówùguǎn) means "museum" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 博物馆?
博物馆 is made of 3 characters: 博 (12 strokes), 物 (8 strokes), 馆 (11 strokes). That is 31 strokes in total.
Is 博物馆 an HSK word?
Yes. 博物馆 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 博物馆 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 博物馆 is written 博物館.
What measure word is used with 博物馆?
Use 个 (gè) in casual speech or 座 (zuò) and 家 (jiā) in more formal writing. For example, 这座博物馆很大 (zhè zuò bówùguǎn hěn dà), this museum is very big.
Why do 图书馆, 体育馆 and 博物馆 all end in 馆?
馆 (guǎn) means a building or hall for a specific public purpose. Adding a topic in front names the type of building, so books give 图书馆 (library) and sports give 体育馆 (gym).