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书架
shūjià
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- pinyin
- shūjià
- simplified
- 书架
- traditional
- 書架
1 · noun
A piece of furniture or structure with levels for holding books or other items.
用来分层放书或其他物品的架子。
Use 在书架上 for location and 从书架上拿下来 for removing an item.
The travel guides are on the shelf by the window.
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旅行指南在窗边的书架上。
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2 · noun
A structure with shelves for holding books.
用来分层摆放书籍的架子。
A bookshelf can also hold other items, but its defining purpose here is holding books. It is not a name for every kind of shelf.
Dictionaries are kept on the bottom shelf of this bookcase.
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这个书架的最下面一层放着词典。
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She cleaned the bookshelf before putting the books back one by one.
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她擦干净书架后，才把书一本本放回去。
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Mandarin reading: shūjià.
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shelf — A flat horizontal surface used for holding items, often on a wall or in a cabinet.