What 博物馆 means
- Museum
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What does 博物馆 mean in English?
博物馆 is pronounced bówùguǎn and means Museum.
How do you pronounce 博物馆?
博物馆 is bówùguǎn in pinyin — written bowuguan without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 博物馆?
博物馆 is written with 3 characters: 博 (bó) Abundant (extensive - obtain), 物 (wù) Thing (matter - content - produce - creature - property), 馆 (guǎn) House (hall - establishment). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 博物馆 written in traditional Chinese?
博物館. The simplified form 博物馆 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 博物館 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced bówùguǎn.
Is 博物馆 an HSK word?
Yes — 博物馆 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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