Meaning of 阅览室
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- reading room
Measure word: 間|间
How to use 阅览室
阅览室 is used for reading rooms in libraries, schools, and offices, where people read books, newspapers, or magazines on site. You often see it on signs. Example: 我下午在图书馆的阅览室看书。(Wǒ xiàwǔ zài túshūguǎn de yuèlǎnshì kàn shū.) I read in the library's reading room in the afternoon.
Break it into three parts: 阅 (yuè) to read, 览 (lǎn) to look over, and 室 (shì) room. A room where you read and look over things is a reading room, just like 教室 (jiàoshì) is a room for teaching.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 览 (lǎn) with 揽 (lǎn, to embrace) or forget the third tone. Also, 阅览室 is not the same as 图书馆 (túshūguǎn). A library can contain several reading rooms, and you usually cannot borrow books from the reading room itself.
阅览室 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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阅 yuè · to examine · 10 strokes
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览 lǎn · to look over · 9 strokes
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室 shì · room · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 阅览室.
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office; business premises |
| 教室 | jiàoshì | classroom |
| 实验室 | shíyànshì | laboratory |
| 阅读 | yuèdú | to read |
| 卧室 | wòshì | bedroom |
| 展览 | zhǎnlǎn | to put on display; to exhibit |
| 博览会 | bólǎnhuì | an exposition; an international fair |
| 地下室 | dìxiàshì | basement; cellar |
| 浴室 | yùshì | bathroom; shower room (CL:間|间[jian1]); bathhouse |
| 皇室 | huángshì | royal family; imperial household |
| 更衣室 | gēngyīshì | change room; dressing room; locker room; (euphemism) toilet |
| 手术室 | shǒushùshì | operating room |
Questions about 阅览室
What does 阅览室 mean?
阅览室 (yuèlǎnshì) means "reading room" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 阅览室?
阅览室 is made of 3 characters: 阅 (10 strokes), 览 (9 strokes), 室 (9 strokes). That is 28 strokes in total.
Is 阅览室 an HSK word?
Yes. 阅览室 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 阅览室 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 阅览室 is written 閱覽室.
How do you pronounce the tones in 阅览室?
The tones are fourth, third, fourth: yuè lǎn shì. In natural speech the 览 is often a low half third tone, so it sounds short and low before the falling 室.
Can I say 读书室 instead of 阅览室?
读书室 is understandable but much less standard. 阅览室 is the normal term you will see on signs and in formal settings, and 阅 here comes from 阅读 (yuèdú), to read.