thư quán

thư quán

Thư quán có nhiều sách cũ được xếp ngay ngắn trên kệ.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Bookshop / Bookstore: A commercial establishment where books are sold. This is the primary modern meaning, equivalent to "nhà sách."
    • Reading Room / Library (archaic): Historically, a place where one could go to read books, newspapers, or journals. This usage is now considered old-fashioned.
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • Cuối tuần này chúng ta hãy ghé thư quán mới mởđường Lợi. (This weekend, let's visit the new bookshop that opened on Le Loi street.)
    • Ông nội tôi thường kể về những buổi chiều đọc báothư quán làng ngày xưa. (My grandfather often tells stories about afternoons reading newspapers at the village reading room in the old days.)
Advanced Usage
  • The term "thư quán" is now somewhat literary or formal. In contemporary, everyday Vietnamese, "nhà sách" is the more common and neutral word for a bookstore.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nhà sách (n): Bookstore. The standard modern term.

    • Nhà sách này rất nhiều sách thiếu nhi. (This bookstore has many children's books.)
  • Tiệm sách (n): Bookshop. Similar to "nhà sách" but can imply a smaller, often privately-owned shop.

    • Tôi tìm thấy cuốn sách trong một tiệm sách nhỏ. (I found an old book in a small bookshop.)
Synonyms
  • Bookstore: A shop where books are sold.
  • Bookshop: Synonym for bookstore.
  • Reading room (archaic): A room set aside for reading.
Related Idioms
  • Mọt sách: A bookworm (literally "book termite").
    • Anh ấy một mọt sách, lúc nào cũng thấythư quán. (He is a bookworm, always seen at the bookshop.)

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