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thư viện

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Hanoi [tʰɨ˧˧ viən˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰɨ˧˧ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰɨ˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˨] browser voice
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thư viện means library.

Chinese characters: 書院

Meanings of thư viện in English

Noun

  1. library (institution which holds books etc.)

Example sentences with thư viện

  • Tôi thích đọc sách ở thư viện. I like to read books at the library.
  • Có nhiều sinh viên trong thư viện. There are students in the library.
  • Tôi thấy John ở thư viện. I saw John at the library.
  • Tôi đang ở trong thư viện. I'm in the library.
  • Không có ai trong thư viện. There was nobody in the library.
  • Ngày mai tôi sẽ học ở thư viện. Tomorrow, I'm going to study at the library.
  • Bạn tôi đã đến thư viện để học. My friend came to the library to study.
  • Hẹn gặp lại ngày mai ở thư viện. See you tomorrow at the library.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 書院.

Frequently asked questions

What does thư viện mean in English?

thư viện (noun) means "library".

How do you pronounce thư viện?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɨ˧˧ viən˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰɨ˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˨]. Tones: thư — level tone (ngang), viện — heavy tone (nặng).

Is thư viện a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thư viện is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 書院.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.