博物院

Chinese

every manifestation of nature; all living things courtyard; institution
trad. (博物院) 博物
simp. #(博物院) 博物

Pronunciation


Noun

博物院

  1. museum (Classifier: )
    故宮博物院故宫博物院   gùgōng bówùyuàn   Palace Museum

Usage notes

Though 博物館博物馆 (bówùguǎn) and 博物院 (bówùyuàn) are both translated into English as museum, it should be noted that the former refers to a museum of any size, while the latter is usually reserved for museums built to a large scale.

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